375Several claims for compensation from International Oil Pollution Fund

1. Subject to subsection (2), where liability to pay compensation is incurred under section 372(1) by the International Oil Pollution Fund in respect of several claims for pollution damage arising out of the same event, the court must determine the amount of the International Oil Pollution Fund’s liability and apportion that amount rateably among the several claimants.

2. Where the amount of claims for compensation established under section 372(1) against the International Oil Pollution Fund exceeds the maximum amount determined under section 373(1), the court must order the maximum amount available to be distributed in such a way that the ratio between any established claim and the amount recovered by a claimant from the owner of a CLC ship and the owner’s insurer, under section 345 or section 366, and from the International Oil Pollution Fund under section 372(1), is the same for all claimants.