United States-Soviet Grain Agreement, S. 2492 and Other Matters: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on International Finance of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-fourth Congress, First Session, on S. 2492 ... Dec. 9 and 10, 1975

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Page 92 - ... any refuse matter of any kind or description whatever other than that flowing from streets and sewers and passing therefrom in a liquid state, into any navigable water of the United States, or into any tributary of any navigable water from which the same shall float or be washed into such navigable water...
Page 105 - Commotions or of a Strike or Lock-out of any class of workmen essential to the loading of the Cargo, or by reason of...
Page 106 - That should any dispute arise between Owners and the Charterers, the matter in dispute shall be referred to three persons at New York, 108 one to be appointed by each of the parties hereto, and the third by the two so chosen; their decision or that of any two of them, shall be final, and for 109 the purpose of enforcing any award, this agreement may be made a rule of the Court. The Arbitrators shall be commercial men.
Page 106 - Neither the carrier nor the ship shall be responsible for loss or damage arising or resulting from — (a) Act, neglect, or default of the master, mariner, pilot, or the servants of the carrier in the navigation or in the management of the ship...
Page 106 - ... (2) The ship shall have liberty to comply with any orders or directions as to the departure, arrival, routes, ports of call, stoppages, destination, delivery or otherwise howsoever given by the Government of the Nation under whose flag the vessel sails or any department thereof, or any person acting or purporting to act with the authority of such Government or of any department thereof, or by any committee or person having, under the terms of the War Risks...
Page 88 - The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the "Water Quality Improvement Act of 1970," requires evidence of financial responsibility regarding reimbursement for pollution damage caused by a vessel.
Page 93 - The owner, agent, master, or person in charge of a vessel involved in a marine casualty shall give notice as soon as possible to the nearest marine inspection office of the...
Page 106 - ... shippers, consignees or owners of the goods shall contribute with the carrier in general average to the payment of any sacrifices, losses or expenses of a general average nature that may be made or incurred and shall pay salvage and special charges incurred in respect of the goods. If a salving ship is owned or operated by the carrier, salvage shall be paid for as fully as if the said salving ship or ships belonged to strangers.
Page 92 - Government for the actual costs incurred under subsection (c) for the removal of such oil or substance by the United States Government in an amount not to exceed $100 per gross ton of such vessel or $14,000,000, whichever is lesser, except...
Page 86 - Coast Pilot subjects include navigation regulations, outstanding landmarks, channel and anchorage peculiarities, dangers, weather, ice, freshets, routes, pilotage, and port facilities.

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