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What precautions should a master take when he is required to sign bills of lading under a charter party, and the charterer’s bills are to be used?
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What should a master do at a loading port where a contractual lien for demurrage is given by the charter party terms, and demurrage is due but not paid?
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Could a master clause a bill of lading in the previous question without making it “dirty”?
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What should a master do if rusty steel is presented for loading?
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What should a master do if asked to accept a letter of indemnity in return for signing “clean” bills of lading, when these were not justified?
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Why might a shipper offer a letter of indemnity in the case in the previous question?
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What is an acceptable letter of indemnity?
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The master of a dry cargo ship is asked to discharge cargo onto trucks without presentation of a bill of lading by the receiver. What should he do?