sentatives. Claims shall be filed either by personal delivery or by registered mail.

(b) Every claim (except claims which shall be filed with the Chief, Division of Insurance, Maritime Administration, as provided in paragraph (c) of this section) shall be filed with the General Agent of the vessel with respect to which such claim arose, or with the Director, National Shipping Authority, Maritime Administration, Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

(c) A claim based upon any insurance policy issued by the Maritime Administration (except claims for loss of or damage to personal effects if the seaman is alive, bonuses, detention and repatriation benefits) shall be filed with the Chief, Division of Insurance, Maritime Administration, Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

Sec. 6 Notice of allowance or disallow

ance.

The General Agent, the Director, Natlonal Shipping Authority, or the Chief, Division of Insurance, Maritime Administration, as the case may be, shall give prompt notice in writing of the allowance or disallowance of each claim, in whole or in part, by mail to the last known address of, or by personal delivery to, the claimant or his legal representative. In the case of administrative disallowance, in whole or in part, such notice shall contain a brief statement of the reason for such disallowance. Sec. 7 Presumed disallowance.

If written notice of allowance or disallowance of a claim is not given in accordance with section 6 of this order within sixty days following the date of the receipt of such claim by the proper office as designated in section 5 of this order, such claim shall be presumed to have been "administratively disallowed" as provided in section 1(a) of Public Law 17, 78th Congress, quoted in section 24b) of this order.

Sec. 8 Court action.

No seaman or his surviving dependents or his beneficiaries or his legal representatives, having a claim specified in subsections (2) and (3) of section 1(a) of Public Law 17, 78th Congress, quoted in section 2b) of this order, shall institute a court action for the enforcement of such claim unless such claim bat hare repeted and filed in ac

1. What this order does.
2. General Agent's requirements.
3. Master's requirements.
4. General provisions.

AUTHORITY: Sections 1 to 4 issued under sec. 204, 49 Stat. 1987, as amended; 46 U.S.C. 1114. Interpret or apply sec. 11, 23 Stat. 56; 46 U.S.C. 670.

SOURCE: Sections 1 to 4 contained in OPR1, 16 F.R. 4137, May 5, 1951, unless otherwise noted.

Section 1 What this order does.

In accordance with the provisions of section 11 of the act of Congress approved June 26, 1884, 23 Stat. 56; 46 U.S.C. 670, this order requires all vessels operated by the National Shipping Authority under General Agency Agreement 3-19-51, Amendment 8-65, to be provided with a slop chest subject to all limitations contained in said act.

(OPR-1, 16 F.R. 4137, May 5, 1951, as amended at 33 F.R. 5952, Apr. 18, 1968]

Sec. 2

General Agent's requirements.

The General Agent shall:

(a) Obtain from the Master, a requisition for slop chest items required for the intended voyage. Purchase for the account of the NSA, from recognized bona fide slop chest suppliers, at prices not in excess of the fair and reasonable level prevailing at the respective domestic ports, only such items and quantities reflecting past experience of actual requirements.

(b) Arrange for delivery on board to the custody of the Master all slop chest items purchased together with a copy of the vendor's invoice showing items, units, unit cost and totals.

(c) Furnish the Master with a Slop Chest Statement showing on hand at the beginning of each voyage the items, units, unit cost, totals and selling price per unit of each item. The selling price shall approximate but not exceed 110 percent of the reasonable wholesale value of the same at the port at which the voyage commenced. The Sicp Chest Statement shall also provide spaces for: (1) Quantifies and total value sold.

(2) Quantities and total cost value on hand, end of voyage.

(3) Quantities of each item required for next voyage.

(d) Submit to the Coast Director in the district in which the General Agent is located, upon termination of each voyage a copy of the Slop Chest Statement obtained from the Master as provided for in section 3(b) of this order and ai copy of all invoices for slop chest purchases showing items by brand or trade name, unit cost and total.

(e) Account to the cognizant Coast Director for the purchase, delivery to the Master, receipts from sales, condemnations, transfers and all other transactions in connection with slop chests. [OPR-1, 16 FR. 4137, May 5, 1951, as amended by Amdt. 1, 33 F.R. 6475, Apr. 27, 1968] Sec. 3 Master's requirements.

The Master shall:

(a) Receive and receipt for the quantities of slop chest items delivered on board.

(b) Upon the termination of each voyage complete the Slop Chest Statement referred to in section 2 (c) of this order, as to quantities and total value sold, quantities and total cost value on hand at end of voyage and quantities of each item required for the next voyage.

(c) Sell, from time to time as specified by him, any of the contents of the slop chest to any or every seaman applying therefor, at the unit price, specified by the Slop Chest Statement furnished the Master by the General Agent as provided in section 2 (c) of this order.

(d) Account to the General Agent for all slop chest items received on board, for all receipts and for all other slop chest transactions engaged in during the voyage.

(e) Cause entry to be made in the ship's log authenticated by the person designated by the Master to be in charge of the slop chest, together with signatures of two other witnesses, for all losses sustained due to fire, water or other damage which renders articles unsaleable. Such log entries shall itemize the quantities damaged and the cost thereof.

(f) Submit a detailed written report to the General Agent covering losses incurred due to damage, theft or pilferage of slop chest items. The report shall be submitted at the termination of the voyage during which the damage, theft or pilferage occurred.

(g) Retain on board, all damaged slop chest items, for survey, removal and disposition by the General Agent at a domestic port.

Sec. 4 General provisions.

(a) All slop chest items, damaged or otherwise, shall be removed or transferred only in compliance with applicable regulations dealing with Property Removals.

(b) In the transfer of a vessel from one General Agent to another General Agent the physical transfer of the complete slop chest shall also be accomplished between the respective General Agents. The General Agents participating in such transfer shall complete and have their respective representatives sign, a joint inevntory containing the unit cost price and extensions of all slop chest items, a copy of which shall be submitted to the Division of Operations, NSA, Washington, D.C. 20235, together with a copy of the Slop Chest Statement for the voyage terminated prior to transfer of the vessel. An additional copy of the Slop Chest Statement shall be submitted to the Comptroller's Office, Division of Accounts, Maritime Administration, Washington, D.C. 20235.

(c) In pricing the contents of the slop chest, the General Agent shall comply with all applicable regulations of the Office of Price Stabilization, Economic Stabilization Agency.

(d) It shall be the responsibility of each General Agent and Master to exercise reasonable care and diligence in the compliance with the Owner's obligations hereunder and in the protection and disposition of slop chest items.

(e) Neither the General Agent nor the Master shall place insurance on the contents of the slop chest purchased for the account of the NSA.

All slop chests purchased on or after the effective date of this regulation shall conform to the instructions contained in this order.

NOTE: Records and logs referred to in the above order, shall be retained until the completion of the audit by the General Accounting Office, at which time the Maritime Administration will take custody of the records. [OPR-1, 16 F.R. 4137, May 5, 1951, as amended at 21 F.R. 8105, Oct. 23, 1956; 33 F.R. 5952, Apr. 18, 1968]

Agent shall immediately inform the nearest Coast Director, or his local representative of the cirmumstances and submit recommendations for terminating a voyage. The resulting recommendations, decisions and instructions shall be confirmed in writing to the General Agent, with a copy of such correspondence being sent to the Division of Operations, N.S.A., Washington 25, D.C.

(b) In the event a vessel is employed in intermediate voyage or voyages, or in cross trading outside the continental United States, the voyage shall continue until terminated at a continental United States port.

(c) There shall be no voyage terminations outside continental United States ports except in cases of,

(1) Total loss or constructive total loss of the vessel.

(2) Transfer of operations. Sec. 7 Operation under current GAA/ MSTS Southeast Asia Program.

In order to adapt the provisions of NSA Order 35 (OPR-2) to the particular circumstances of the present GAA/MSTS Southeast Asia Program, the following material partially modifying certain sections of that order is published.

For General Agency operations not related to the current GAA/MSTS Southeast Asia Program, NSA Order 35 (OPR−2) remains unchanged and wholly applicable. Except where specifically altered by the material which follows, it also remains applicable to the present situation.

For voyages made under the current GAA/MSTS program only, the following provisions concerning voyage commencements and terminations shall apply in lieu of those appearing in sections 3 and 4 of NSA Order 35 (OPR-2). Continental United States ports do not include ports in the states of Alaska or Hawaii.

(a) The commencement of the initial voyage shall occur in a continental U.S. port at 0001 hours of the day the vessel is tendered and accepted for use by MSTS. Subsequent voyages shall commence in a continental U.S. port at 0001 hours of the day after either of the following activities occurs:

(1) The previous voyage terminates. (2) Reduced operational status period terminates and vessel returns to full operational status.

(b) Voyages shall terminate in a continental U.S. port at 2400 hours of

the day that the following action is completed:

(1) Paying off of the crew from sea articles.

(c) Since, in all instances, the voyage termination procedure takes precedence over the voyage commencement procedure and since it is mandatory that voyages terminate in a continental US. port, the following exception to the requirement of paragraph (b) of this section shall be effective when warranted:

(1) If the vessel completes payoff as in paragraph (b) of this section and takes departure within the same calendar day, the General Agent shall immediately inform the nearest Coast Director of Area Representative of the circumstances and submit recommendations regarding voyage termination. The resulting recommendations, decisions, and instructions shall be confirmed in writing to the General Agent, copy to Division of Operations, Washington, D.C. 20235.

(d) Where a vessel is employed in intermediate voyages or in cross trading outside the continental United States, the original voyage shall continue until terminated under conditions in paragraph (b) of this section.

[OPR-2, Amdt. 3, 33 F.R. 6710, May 2, 1968]

Sec.

OPR-3-LAUNCH SERVICES

1. What this order does.
2. Authority for launch hire.

AUTHORITY: Sections 1 and 2 issued under sec. 204, 49 Stat. 1987, as amended; 46 U.S.C. 1114.

SOURCE: Sections 1 and 2 contained in OPR-3, 16 F.R. 12791, Dec. 20, 1951, unless otherwise noted.

Section 1 What this order does.

This order prescribes the circumstances under which launch hire will be accepted by National Shipping Authority as vessel operating expense.

Sec. 2 Authority for launch hire.

Launch hire in foreign and domestic ports will be accepted by National Shipping Authority as vessel operating expense, subject to the provisions of Article 5 of GAA 3-19-51 and BAA 9-19-51, only under the following circumstances:

(a) When incurred by the Master of an NSA vessel, or by an agent of NSA or by his sub-agent, for the purpose of prop

days each vessel was serviced or operated by the General Agent during the month, rate of compensation per day, and the amount produced by the calculation.

the

(3) Services in conducting the business of the vessels shall be stated to indicate the name of the vessel, the voyage number, the amount of revenue, the rate of compensation, and amount produced by the calculation; and, in the instance of vessels employed in MSTS service, the number of days the vessels were so employed, the rate of compensation per day, and the amount produced by the calculation.

(b) Invoices shall be certified by a duly authorized officer of the General Agent as follows:

I certify that this invoice is correct and Just, that it is a correct statement of the compensation calculated in accordance with the provisions of NSA Order No. 47 due the undersigned General Agent for the month of under Service Agreement No. made as of with the National Shipping Authority, and that payment thereof has not been received.

Name of General Agent
Signature
Title

The General Agent shall record the amounts of compensation paid from the NSA Special bank account in its agency books, in the following designated accounts:

Account 887-Husbanding Compensation. Account 888-All Other Compensation.

This account shall be maintained to show separately compensation paid under section S(a), (b), 3(c), and 3(d) of NSA Order No. 47.

NOTE: Invoices and account books referred to in the above order, shall be retained until the completion of the audit by the General Acounting Office, at which time the Maritime Administration will take custody of the records.

[16 FR. 2885, Apr. 3, 1951, as amended at 21 FR. 8105, Oct. 23, 1956]

AUTHORITY: Secs. 1 to 12, issued under sec. 204, 49 Stat. 1967, as amended; 46 U.S.C. 1114.

SOURCE: Secs. 1 to 12 contained in NSA Order 6, INS-1, 12th Revision, 35 F.R. 5584, Apr. 4, 1970, unless otherwise noted. Section 1 Purpose.

Effective as of March 31, 1970, midnight, e.s.t., this order prescribes instructions with respect to the placing of commercial marine protection and indemnity (referred to as "P & I") insurance and the handling of claims of a P & I insurance nature, required to be followed by General Agents and Berth Agents under General Agency Agreements and Berth Agency Agreements, respectively, with the United States of America, acting by and through the Director, National Shipping Authority, Maritime Administration, Department of Commerce (referred to as "Owner").