ABSTRACT
Chapter 1 General provisions (Articles 1-6)
Chapter 2 Ships (Articles 7-30)
Section 1 Ownership of ships (Articles 7-10)
Section 2 Mortgage of ships (Articles 11-20)
Section 3 Maritime liens (Articles 21-30)
Chapter 3 Master and crew (Articles 31-40)
Section 1 Basic principles (Articles 31-34)
Section 2 The Master (Articles 35-40)
Chapter 4 Contracts of carriage of goods by sea (Articles 41-106)
Section 1 Basic principles (Articles 41-45)
Section 2 Carrier’s responsibilities (Articles 46-65)
Section 3 Shipper’s responsibilities (Articles 66-70)
Section 4 Transport documents (Articles 71-80)
Section 5 Delivery of goods (Articles 81-88)
Section 6 Cancellation of contract (Articles 89-91)
Section 7 Special provisions regarding voyage charter-party (Articles 92-101)
Section 8 Special provisions regarding multimodal transport contracts (Articles 102-06)
Chapter 5 Contracts of carriage of passengers by sea (Articles 107-26)
Chapter 6 Charter-parties (Articles 127-54)
Section 1 Basic principles (Articles 127-28)
Section 2 Time charter-party (Articles 129-43)
Section 3 Demise charter-party (Articles 144-54)
Chapter 7 Contracts of sea towage (Articles 155-64)
Chapter 8 Collision of ships (Articles 165-70)
Chapter 9 Salvage at sea (Articles 171-92)
Chapter 10 General average (Articles 193-203)
Chapter 12 Contracts of marine insurance (Articles 216-56)
Section 1 Basic principles (Articles 216-20)
Section 2 Conclusion, termination and assignment of contract (Articles 221-33)
Section 3 Obligations of the insured (Articles 234-36)
Section 4 Liability of the insurer (Articles 237-44)
Section 5 Loss of or damage to the subject matter insured and abandonment (Articles 245-50)
Section 6 Payment of indemnity (Articles 251-56)
Chapter 13 Limitation of time (Articles 257-67)
Chapter 14 Application of law in relation to foreign-related matters (Articles 268-76)
Chapter 15 Supplementary provisions (Articles 277-78)
Chapter 1 General provisions
Article 1
This Code is enacted for the purpose of regulating the relations arising from maritime transport and those pertaining to ships, securing and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the parties concerned, and promoting the development of maritime transport, economy and trade.
