“REA Inc., Surveillance Service Sur veillance service is applicable per REA Section 22 Quotation No. 4 series."

53055 SHIPMENT VIA WATER

1. All traffic moving by sea transportation under the cognizance of the Department of Defense is authorized or sponsored by the Departments of the Army, Navy, or Air Force as shippers. The Department of the Navy operates two carriers services: the Military Sea Transportation Service and the transportation service provided by fleet vessels. All agencies of a single Department engaged in the shipper functions of accumulating, processing and loading personnel and cargo are considered to be under the coordination control of a shipper port representative of the Department. The Marine Corps is a shipper agency of the Department of the Navy. Accordingly, Marine Corps traffic moving by sea transportation will ordinarily be forwarded through port facilities operated by the Department of the Navy, such as Bayonne, New Jersey, and Norfolk, Virginia, on the east coast and Oakland, California, on the west coast. Shipping instructions will be requested from the Commandant of the Marine Corps, (Code CCT) for the inland portion of all such shipments. Marine Corps shipping officers are not required nor permitted to offer cargo directly to commercial water carriers.

2. In Maritime Law, General Average is a contribution by the several interests engaged in a maritime venture to make good the loss of one of them for voluntary sacrifices of part of the ship or cargo to save the residue of property of the lives of those on board from impending peril, or for extraordinary expenses necessarily incurred for the common benefits and safety of all interests in the venture. The right of contribution is based upon the principle that whatever is sacrificed for common safety of associated interests shall be made good by all interests which were exposed to the common peril and were saved from the common danger by the sacrifice. The obligation to contribute in General Average rests upon the vessel, the cargo, the freight (money) and the owners of such interests. General Average is not applicable to shipments by government vessels. General Average claims are recognized by the government as legitimate obligations. In cases of General Average, copies of bills of lading and priced invoices covering Marine Corps materials, shipped in the vessel concerned, will not be furnished directly to the average adjuster but will be forwarded with the average adjuster's request to the office of the Judge Advocate General (Admiralty Section) Department of the Navy, Washington 25, D. C. The Marine Corps does not furnish bond nor any other documents pertaining to the General

Average claim. All General Average claims must be submitted to the Cominandant of the Marine Corps (Code COT) for appropriate

action.

3. Shipping officers will take necessary action to insure that cars containing material for shipment to a port for intercoastal or overseas movement will arrive at the port forty-eight hours prior to the sailing time of the vessel.

4. When providing ocean transportation rates and port handling charges for the purpose of evaluating bids or proposals, there will be furnished the lowest actual commercial ocean transportation rate and the lowest actual port handling charge which there is sound reason to believe will be obtained for the Government for the particular shipment. For the purpose of evaluating such bids or proposals on shipments for ocean transportation, the Commandant of the Marine Corps (Code COS) will furnish to Marine Corps activities the commercial ocean transportation rates and port handling charges on all commodities.

53056 SHIPMENT BY MOTOR (GOVERNMENT) CARRIER

1. Government owned motor vehicles may be used for the transportation of government freight as directed by the authority having cognizance over the motor vehicle equipment. Government owned vehicles that are being transferred or returned to an assigned station shall be loaded with available Marine Corps freight whenever possible.

53057 SHIPMENT VIA COMMERCIAL MOTOR CARRIER

1. The term "common carrier'' means a person or firm undertaking to transport property or any classes of property for the general public in interstate, or foreign commerce for compensation whether over regular or irregular routes. According to law, common carriers may not choose or discriminate among shippers. They are required by state and federal laws to publish and file tariff rates. It is the duty of a common carrier to furnish equipment, where possible, when service is requested. In the motor-carrier field there is more variation in the classification of freight and in applicable rates than prevails among rail carriers. Shipping officers will inform themselves sufficiently on classification and rates of common carriers whose services are available so that a discriminating choice of carriers may be made when utilization of motor-carrier service is appropriate. Care will be taken to use only motor common carriers that are authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission or a

State regulatory body to perform the service. Special rights or permits issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission, or by a state regulatory body as appropriate, are required for transportation of explosives in accordance with paragraph 53061.

2. The term "contract carrier' means any person or firm who or which under special and individual contract or agreements transports property in intrastate, interstate or foreign commerce for compensation. Contract carriers limit their activities further to particular commodities. Interstate contract carriers are not required to file tariffs indicating exact charges for transportation but must file schedules or tariffs with the Interstate Commerce Commission indicating minimum rates or charges.

a. The services of contract carriers will not be utilized on movements of interstate or foreign commerce freight without prior approval of the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

3. Section 22, Part I, and Section 217, Part II of the Interstate Commerce Act provide that motor carriers may tender special or reduced quotations (usually called Section 22 Quotations) for transportation of property on a Government bill of lading. These quotations should be executed by the carrier in the form of a unilateral contract setting forth commodity descriptions, point of origin and destination, minimum weight and applicable rates. Any carrier desiring to tender Section 22 Quotations for transportation of Marine Corps property will be advised to forward the

State regulatory body to perform the service. Special rights or permits issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission, or by a state regulatory body as appropriate, are required for transportation of explosives in accordance with paragraph 53061.

2. The term "contract carrier" means any person or firm who or which under special and individual contract or agreements transports property in intrastate, interstate or foreign commerce for compensation. Contract carriers limit their activities further to particular commodities. Interstate contract carriers are not required to file tariffs indicating exact charges for transportation but must file schedules or tariffs with the Interstate Commerce Commission indicating minimum rates or charges.

a. The services of contract carriers will not be utilized on movements of interstate or foreign commerce freight without prior approval of the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

3. Section 22, Part I, and Section 217, Part II of the Interstate Commerce Act provide that motor carriers may tender special or reduced quotations (usually called Section 22 Quotations) for transportation of property on a Government bill of lading. These quotations should be executed by the carrier in the form of a unilateral contract setting forth commodity descriptions, point of origin and destination, minimum weight and applicable rates. Any carrier desiring to tender Section 22 Quotations for transportation of Marine Corps property will be advised to forward the