Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Pomorskog zakonika usvojen je na 8. sjednici Sabora
Republike Hrvatske održanoj 26. travnja 2013., a stupio je na snagu 18. svibnja 2013.
godine. U svezi ugovora o prijevozu putnika i njihove prtljage morem, ove su izmjene
i dopune Pomorskog zakonika izvršene radi usklađivanja s Uredbom (EC) 392/2009
od 23. travnja 2009. godine o odgovornosti prijevoznika u prijevozu putnika morem u
slučaju nesreća u čije odredbe su već uključene i odredbe Atenske konvencije o prijevozu
putnika i njihove prtljage morem iz 2002. godine te IMO Rezerve i Smjernica iz 2006.
godine, kao i s Uredbom EU 1177/2010 od 24. studenog 2010. godine o pravima putnika
kada putuju morem i unutarnjim plovnim putovima i izmjeni Uredbe (EZ) 2006/2004.
U radu se analiziraju odredbe Zakona o izmjenama i dopunama Pomorskog zakonika
glede ugovora o prijevozu putnika i njihove prtljage morem, posebno onih o odgovornosti
prijevoznika za smrt i tjelesne ozljede putnika. Te su odredbe unesene u Pomorski
zakonik u svezi njegovog usklađivanja s Uredbom (EC) 392/2009 i Atenskom
konvencijom iz 2002. godine koju je Republika Hrvatska potvrdila 1. veljače 2013.
godine, a stupa na snagu 23. travnja 2014. godine. Radi se o značajnim izmjenama
Zakonika kojima se uvodi objektivna odgovornost prijevoznika, više granice odgovornosti
i obvezno osiguranje od odgovornosti za smrt i tjelesne ozljede putnika prouzročene
pomorskom nezgodom. To će nedvojbeno imati dalekosežne pravne i ekonomske
učinke na prijevoz putnika morem u Republici Hrvatskoj.The Act on Amendments to the Maritime Code was adopted at the 8th session of the Croatian
Parliament held on 26 of April 2013 and entered into force on 18 May 2013. In respect of the
contract of carriage of passengers and their luggage by sea, the amendments have been made
in order to harmonize the Maritime Code with the Regulation (EC) 392/2009 of 23 April
2009 on the liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents that already
includes provisions of the 2002 Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and
their Luggage by Sea and of the 2006 IMO Reservation and Guidelines for Implementation of
the Athens Convention, as well as with the Regulation (EC) No 1177/2010 of 24 November
2010 concerning the rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway and
amending the Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004.
This paper analyses the provisions of the Act on Amendments to the Maritime Code in respect
of the contract of carriage of passengers and their luggage by sea, especially those on the
carrier’s liability for the death of and personal injury to a passenger. These provisions are
incorporated in the Maritime Code in connection with its harmonization with the Regulation
(EC) 392/2009 and the 2002 Athens Convention, which was ratified by the Republic of Croatia
on 1 February 2013 and enters into force on 23 April 2014. These are significant amendments
introducing strict liability of the carrier, higher limits of liability and compulsory
insurance of liability for the death of and personal injury to a passenger caused by a shipping
incident. This will undoubtedly have far-reaching legal and economic effects on the carriage
of passengers by sea in the Republic of Croatia
