{"identifier":"/us/usc/t46/s30705","title":46,"num":"\u00a7\u202f30705.","heading":"Seaworthiness","text":"\u00a7\u202f30705.\nSeaworthiness\n(a)\nProhibition.\u2014\nA carrier may not insert in a bill of lading or shipping document a provision lessening or avoiding its obligation to exercise due diligence to\u2014\n(1) make the vessel seaworthy; and\n(2) properly man, equip, and supply the vessel.\n(b)\nVoidness.\u2014\nA provision described in subsection (a) is void.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t46/s30705.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s30705","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f30705."},{"t":"heading","text":"Seaworthiness"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s30705/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Prohibition.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"A carrier may not insert in a bill of lading or shipping document a provision lessening or avoiding its obligation to exercise due diligence to\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s30705/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" make the vessel seaworthy; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s30705/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" properly man, equip, and supply the vessel.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s30705/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Voidness.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"A provision described in subsection (a) is void.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}