The following definitions apply for the terms used in the present Subchapter:
1. “carrier” means a person by whom a contract of carriage by sea of a passenger (contract for the carriage of passengers) has been concluded;
2. “passenger” means:
a) a person carried under a contract for the carriage of passengers; or
b) a person who, with the consent of the carrier, is accompanying a vehicle or live animals that are being carried under a contract for the carriage of goods by sea;
3. “luggage” means any article being carried under a contract for the carriage of passengers, with the exception of live animals;
4. “cabin luggage” means the luggage that the passenger has in their cabin or that is otherwise in their possession; “cabin luggage” includes luggage that passengers have in or on their vehicle;
5. “shipping incident” means a shipwreck, the capsizing, collision, or stranding of the ship, an explosion or fire in the ship, or a defect in the ship;
6. “defect in the ship” means any malfunction, failure, or non-compliance with applicable safety regulations in respect of any part of the ship or its equipment when used for any of the following:
a) escape, evacuation, embarkation or disembarkation of passengers;
b) the propulsion, steering, safe navigation, mooring or anchoring, arriving at or leaving berth or anchorage, or damage control after flooding; or
c) the launching of life-saving appliances.