The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act
泉州南少林寺(COGSA)
46 United States Code §§ 1300-1315
INDEX TO The Carriage of Goods By Sea Act
§ 1300 Bills of lading subject to chapter.
§ 1301 Defenitions.
§ 1302 Duties and rights of carrier.
§ 1303 Responsibilities of carrier and ship.
§ 1304 Rights and immunities of carrier and ship.
飞鸡§ 1305 Surrender of rights; increa of liabilities; charter parties; general average.
§ 1306 Special agreement as to particular goods.
桃花流水杳然去§ 1307 Agreement as to liability prior to loading or after discharge.
§ 1308 Rights and liabilities under other provisions.
§ 1309 Discrimination between competing shippers.
§ 1309 Discrimination between competing shippers.
§ 1311 Liabilities before loading and after discharge; effect on other laws.
§ 1312 Scope of chapter; "United States"; "foreign trade."
§ 1313 Suspension of provisions by President.
§ 1314 Effective date; retroactive effect.
§ 1315 Short title.
§ 1301 Defenitions.
When ud in this chapter --
(a) The term "carrier" includes the owner or the charterer who enters into a contract of carriage with a shipper.
(b) The term "contract of carriage" applies only to contracts of carriage covered by a bill of lading or any similar document of title, insofar as such document relates to the carriage of goods by a, including any bill of lading or any similar document as aforesaid issued under or pursuant to a charter party from the moment at which such bill of lading or similar document of title regulates the relations between a carrier and a holder of the same.
(c) The term "goods" includes goods, wares, merchandi, and articles of every kind whatsoever, except live animals and cargo which by the contract of carriage is stated as being carried on deck and is so carried.
(d) The term "ship" means any vesl ud for the carriage goods by a.
桂花有几种颜色(e) The term "carriage of goods" covers the period from the time when the goods are loaded on to the time when they are discharged from the ship.
1001是什么意思 § 1302 Duties and rights of carrier.
Subject to the provisions of ction 1306 of this title, under every contract of carriage of goods by a, the carrier in relation to the loading, handling, stowage, carriage, custody, care, and discharge of such goods, shall be subject to the responsibilities and liabilities and entitled to the rights and immunities t forth in ctions 1303 and 1304 of this title.
§ 1303 Responsibilities of carrier and ship.
[1] Seaworthiness.
The carrier shall be bound, before and at the beginning of the voyage, to exerci due diligence to :
(a) Make the ship aworthy;榆林学院是几本
(b) Properly man, equip, and supply the ship;
尚奢
(c) Make the holds, refrigerating and cooling chambers, and all other parts of the ship in which goods are carried, fit and safe for their reception, carriage, and prervation.
[2}Cargo.
The carrier shall properly and carefully load, handle, stow, carry, keep, care for, and discharge the goods carried.
[3] Contents of bill.
After receiving the goods into his charge the carrier, or the master or agent of the carrier, shall, on demand of the shipper, issue to the shipper a bill of lading showing among other things :
(a) The leading marks necessary for identification of the goods as the same are furnished in writing by the shipper before the loading of such goods starts, provided such marks are
stamped or otherwi shown clearly upon the goods if uncovered, or on the cas or coverings in which such goods are contained, in such a manner as should ordinarily remain legible until the end of the voyage.
(b) Either the number of packages or pieces, or the quantity or weight, as the ca may be, as furnished in writing by the shipper.
豆科牧草
(c) The apparent order and condition of the goods: Provided. That no carrier, master, or agent of the carrier, shall be bound to state or show in the bill of lading any marks, number, quantity, or weight which he has reasonable ground for suspecting not accurately to reprent the goods actually received, or which he has had no reasonable means of checking.
[4] Bill as prima facie evidence.
Such a bill of lading shall be prima facie evidence of the receipt by the carrier of the goods as therein described in accordance with paragraphs (3)(a), (b), and (c), of this ct
ion: Provided, That nothing in this chapter shall be construed as repealing or limiting the application of any part of ctions 81 to 124 of Title 49.
