(12) Army and Navy Union, U. S. A. (18) American Veterans of World War II. (19) Coast Guard League. (20) American Veterans Committee, Inc. (21) Army Mutual Aid Association. (23) Navy Mutual Aid Association. (24) National Jewish Welfare Board. (25) Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Inc. (c) Items to be loaned. The following items, suitable substitutes, or items similar thereto are authorized to be loaned if available: (1) Unoccupied barracks. (2) Cots. (3) Mattresses. (4) Mattress covers. (5) Blankets. (6) Pillows. (7) Chairs, folding. (8) Tentage, only in cases where unoccupied barracks are not available. (d) Requests for loan of property. Requests by authorized organizations for loan of Government property covered by paragraph (c) of this section will be submitted to the army commander having territorial jurisdiction over the area in which the convention will be held or to the Commanding Officer, Military District of Washington, if the convention is to be held within the Military District of Washington. Where practicable, requests will be submitted at least 30 days prior to the date on which the loan is to commence. Such requests will contain the following information: (1) Name of the veterans' organization making the application. (2) Location where convention will be held. (3) Period during which loan will be required. (4) Number of individuals to be accommodated. (5) Type and quantity of each item desired. (6) Whether a National or State convention. (7) Explicit instructions pertaining to the point of delivery to the representative of the requesting organization. (8) Any other pertinent information considered necessary to assure prompt delivery of the required property. (e) Processing of loan. (1) After the army commander has received information as to the availability of the personal or real property for which loan is requested he will notify the requesting veterans' organization of the following: (i) That no compensation will be required by the Government for the use of the property. (ii) That no expense shall be incurred by the United States in the loan of the property. (iii) The items and quantities available for loan and the source from which supply of Quartermaster Corps property will be effected. (iv) The estimated costs which will be required to be paid by the organization to cover transportation of Quartermaster Corps property from source of supply to destination and return. (v) The bond that is required to be furnished to insure the return of real and personal property to the Department of the Army in the same condition as that in which it existed on the date of commencement of the loan. (vi) That the veterans' organization shall furnish sufficient guards and such other personnel as may be necessary to protect, maintain, and operate the property involved in the loan. (vii) That the veterans' organization shall pay all charges for water, gas, heat, and electric current, if furnished, based on meter readings or such other methods as may be determined. (viii) That any barracks building or barracks loaned will be utilized in place and not be moved. (ix) That the period of the loan is limited to 15 days from date of delivery to the organization, except under unusual circumstances. (x) That used property will be loaned in all cases when available. (xi) That upon termination of use, the veterans' organization shall vacate the premises loaned, remove all of its own property therefrom, and turn over all Government property in accordance with the prescribed procedures. (xii) That costs of renovation and repaid after use at the conventions will be at the expense of the using organization and that renovation and repair will be accomplished in a manner agreed upon by the Army commander and the requesting organization so as to expedite the return of items. (xiii) That any transportation costs in connection with the repair and renovation of the property will also be at the expense of the using organization. (2) When the veterans' organization has been made aware of the conditions under which the loan will be effected, an agreement will be executed between the Army commander and the veterans' organization embodying the condition listed above. (Sec. 3012, 70A Stat. 157; 10 U.S.C. 3012. Interprets or applies sec. 2541, 70A Stat. 142; 10 U.S.C. 2541). [14 F.R. 6384, Oct. 19, 1949, as amended at 15 F.R. 1238, Mar. 8, 1950; 19 F.R. 6336, Oct. 1, 1954; 26 F.R. 7014, Aug. 4, 1961] SUBCHAPTER I-TRANSPORT PART 631-GENERAL TRANSPORT REGULATIONS TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES § 631.1 Shipment of intoxicating liq uors. (a) Laws covering. The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited. (Const., 21st amendment, sec. 2.) The laws of any State, Territory, or possession of the United States relative to intoxicating liquors are not applicable to the transportation of intoxicating liquors that are the property of the United States and intended as medical supplies for the treatment of the troops or of the animals pertaining to the Army. (b) If carrier hesitates to accept or deliver. If a carrier should hesitate to accept at point of origin and/or deliver at destination a shipment containing intoxicating liquors that are the property of the United States and intended as medical supplies for the treatment of the troops or of the animals pertaining to the Army, the transportation officer at the point of origin and/or at destination, as the case may be, will obtain an appropriate certificate from the proper medical officer setting forth such ownership and intended use of the liquors. The transportation officer will deliver the certificate to the carrier and make record thereof. (Sec. 3012, 70A Stat. 157; 10 U.S.C. 3012). [13 F.R. 6723, Nov. 17, 1948] 632.10 632.9 632.11 632.12 632.13 Owners' obligation as to condition. Removal of equipment, etc. Execution of charter. Disposition of survey, inventory, etc. Change of form of charter. AUTHORITY: §§ 632.1 to 632.13 issued under sec. 3012, 70A Stat. 157; 10 U. S. C. 3012. SOURCE: §§ 632.1 to 632.13 appear at 13 F.R. 6725, Nov. 17, 1948. § 632.1 Commercial vessels. Commercial vessels as necessary and available will be chartered by an agency of the Government created for that purpose and will be refitted for troop and cargo service in accordance with standard specifications, under the direction of the Chief of Transportation, and assigned to the several ports to supplement the owned service. § 632.2 Charters. Privately owned vessels when requisitioned or chartered in the usual way by the Government for and on account of the Transportation Corps of the Department of the Army will be taken over under the charter party on the prescribed form. § 632.3 Time charter. Under this form of charter the owner or other Government agency maintains in seaworthy condition and operates the vessel for the Department of the Army, furnishing at owner's or other Government agency's expense all tools, equipment, supplies, and services, and also employs, pays, and discharges the master, officers, and crew, and is charged with the upkeep of the vessel. § 632.4 Bare-boat charter. Under this form of charter the United States takes over and operates the vessel, furnishing all provisions, fuel, and water; pays, hires, and discharges the master, officers, and crew, and is charged with the upkeep of the vessel. § 632.5 Rental of vessels by the Gov ernment. Where the Government is in possession of a private vessel under rental agreement with the owners or other Government agency thereof during the time negotiations for its purchase by the Government are in progress, rent for the vessel is properly payable under the rental agreement until approval of purchase agreement by the proper Government official, but in absence of any specific agreement the Government is not required or obligated to pay rent for the vessel subsequent to approval of purchase agreement up to and including date of payment of purchase money. (See 26 Comp. Dec. 738) § 632.6 Owners' obligation as to condition. Under either form of charter the vessel when accepted by the United States will be, or will forthwith be, made by and at the expense of the owner or other Government agency, tight, strong, and well and sufficiently tackled, appareled, furnished, and equipped, and in every respect seaworthy and in good running order and condition; fit for the service in which she has usually been employed. The following instructions must be carefully and thoroughly followed, as neglect in preparing and preserving a complete detailed record of the condition of the vessel at the time she is taken over, together with a complete detailed inventory, may cause great trouble and loss to the Government at the time of redelivery of the vessel to the owner, or other Government agency. with this duty, hereinafter called chartering officer, will call upon the owner or other Government agency delivering to him a copy of the requisition order, and arrange with the owner or other Government agency to make a survey of the physical condition of the ship and its machinery. The chartering officer will require the superintendent engineer of the Army Transport Service at the nearest port to detail one or more marine experts experienced in the hull and deck departments of ocean-going steam vessels and one or more marine experts, holding license as chief engineer of ocean-going steam vessels and experienced in the operation, repair, and maintenance of the steam-engine department of ocean-going steam vessels, who in conjunction with the chartering officer and the owner or his representative will make a full, complete and detailed survey of the physical condition of the ship, its equipment, and machinery. This survey will specify the condition of each element and unit in the ship, whether excellent, good, fair, or poor, and if any element or unit be found other than excellent will specify in detail in what respect the condition is other than excellent, for example, if the bearing of crank shaft of main engine were found to have been burned out and the metal run, it would not be sufficient to show the main crank shaft as being "poor" but it would be required to have survey show in what respect it was "poor" by specifying the exact condition in detail. Such survey involves the opening up for inspection of all engines, machinery, and auxiliaries for examination, and the testing by operation of all machinery and appliances. The vessel must also be drydocked for survey, and report made on underwater parts including measurement of extent to which tail shaft is down, condition of paint on bottom, and any plates set up or indented, any seams or rivets leaking, and any bilge keels broken, bent, or loose. (b) This survey will be certified as correct as to the date taken, both by the chartering officer, the superintending engineer or his assistant, and the owner or his representative or other Government agency. In the event the owner or other Government agency does not agree as to any item or items of the survey, or refuses to sign such survey, a detailed statement as to disputed items, signed by the owner or his representative, should be obtained. If the owner or other Government agency refuses or neglects to make such statement, a detailed report as to items not agreed upon will be appended to the report of survey. (c) Embodied in the report of survey will be a brief statement of the history of the vessel including its name, type, dead-weight tonnage, gross tonnage, passenger capacity; speed in knots per hour; consumption of coal or oil per 24 hours; the service in which the vessel has been engaged; a statement of accidents, groundings, collisions, etc., within the past year; when last drydocked; when last painted from truck to water line; when bottom last scaled and painted; when water tanks last scaled, cleaned, cement washed, and tested for tightness; when tail shafts last drawn; and a copy of United States inspection certificate, copy of hull board report on last drydocking, and copy of classification certificate and when classification expires appended. If the ship has no classification, that fact will be certified by owners. (d) The report of survey will be accomplished in accordance with a model form to be furnished by the Chief of Transportation. § 632.8 Inventories. The port steward and transportation purveyor will, in company with the chartering officer, make a complete inventory of the consumable stores, provisions, coal, oil, and water, as well as all furnishings, spares, tools, and supplies on the vessel. This inventory will be checked with the inventory furnished by the owner or other Government agency under terms of the charter and, in case it does not agree in all respects with the owner's or other Government agency's inventory, the owner's or other Government agency's attention will be called to any discrepancies, and if not corrected a full and detailed report of the items of difference should be made. § 632.9 Repairs. As it is the duty of the owner or other Government agency, as hereinbefore stated, to deliver the vessel to the Government in every respect seaworthy and in good running order and condition, immediately upon the completion of the survey the owner or other Government agency will be notified in writing to accomplish forthwith such repairs as may be necessary to make the vessel seaworthy and place her in good and efficient running order. This notice will contain a detailed statement of the work demanded by the Government and be prepared by the superintendent engineer and signed by him as well as by the chartering officer. In the event that the owner or other Government agency does not at once comply with the notice to make the vessel seaworthy and place her in good and efficient running order, or in the event the Government deems it expedient to itself accomplish the repairs necessary to put the vessel in good running order and condition or to make her seaworthy, such work will be directed by the chartering officer to be done under the supervision of the superintendent engineer, and charged to the owner or other Government agency, the charges being deducted from the charter hire. An accurate account of the cost of such repairs will be kept. § 632.10 Removal of equipment, etc. In the event the Government removes from the vessel any of its furnishings, equipment, appliances, furniture, machinery, or installations, the superintending engineer will cause all such articles to be carefully boxed or crated and properly labeled with name of ship and list of contents; and same to be stored in a safe place for preservation against the time of redelivery of vessel to owner, or other Government agency. The superintending engineer will cause lists to be made in quadruplicate, showing all removals and giving the contents of each box or crate with place where stored; one copy of which will be delivered to the Chief of Transportation, one copy to owner of vessel, or other Government agency, one copy placed with the ship's papers, and one copy filed with the offcer in command at the port where the removals are made. § 632.11 Execution of charter. (a) The chartering officer will have the charter executed by the owner or other Government agency and by himself for the United States in triplicate, one copy for the General Accounting Office, Military Division, one copy for the Chief of Transportation, and one copy for the contractor on the ship. (b) In determining the amount to be inserted in paragraph 14, time form, and paragraph 9, bare-boat form, the owner or other Government agency will be warned and cautioned against stating |