46 U.S.C. s. 30701: Definition

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46 U.S.C. s. 30701: Definition is a state statute published by U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov). It is one of the documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including claims adjuster practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, statutory note under 46 U.S.C. § 30701, § 3(8)

  “Any clause, covenant, or agreement in a contract of carriage relieving the carrier or the ship from liability for loss or damage to or in connection with the goods, arising from negligence, fault, or failure in the duties and obligations provided in this section, or lessening such liability...”

• Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, statutory note under 46 U.S.C. § 30701, § 4(5)

  “unless the nature and value of such goods have been declared by the shipper before shipment and inserted in the bill of lading. This declaration, if embodied in the bill of lading, shall be prima facie evidence, but shall not be conclusive on the carrier.”

• Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, statutory note under 46 U.S.C. § 30701, § 5

  “Nothing in this Act shall be held to prevent the insertion in a bill of lading of any lawful provision regarding general average.”

• Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, statutory note under 46 U.S.C. § 30701, § 4(6)

  “If any such goods shipped with such knowledge and consent shall become a danger to the ship or cargo, they may in like manner be landed at any place, or destroyed or rendered innocuous by the carrier without liability on the part of the carrier except to general average, if any.”

• Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, statutory note under 46 U.S.C. § 30701, § 4(4)

  “if the deviation is for the purpose of loading or unloading cargo or passengers it shall, prima facie, be regarded as unreasonable.”

• Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, statutory note under 46 U.S.C. § 30701, § 13

  “any bill of lading or similar document of title which is evidence of a contract for the carriage of goods by sea between such ports, containing an express statement that it shall be subject to the provisions of this Act, shall be subjected hereto as fully as if subject hereto by the express provisions of this Act”

• Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, statutory note under 46 U.S.C. § 30701, § 4(1)

  “Whenever loss or damage has resulted from unseaworthiness, the burden of proving the exercise of due diligence shall be on the carrier or other persons claiming exemption under this section.”

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