California · Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC

HNC §813: The master of a vessel may procure all its necessary repairs and supplies, may engage cargo and passengers for carriage, and, in a foreign port, may enter into a charter-party.

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A vessel's master may obtain repairs and supplies, hire cargo and passengers, and sign charter agreements in foreign ports.

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The master of a vessel may procure all its necessary repairs and supplies, may engage cargo and passengers for carriage, and, in a foreign port, may enter into a charter-party. His contracts for these purposes bind the owner to the full amount of the value of the vessel and freightage.

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