When a shipmaster is unable to perform his/her duties due to force majeure, he/she may appoint another person on his/her own responsibility and have such another person perform the shipmaster's duties, except where statutes provide otherwise.[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8581, Aug. 3, 2007]
Laws › Commercial Act › SECTION 2 Shipmaster
Commercial Act — Article 748 (Shipmaster's Authority of and Responsibility for Appointment of Acting Shipmaster)
상법 제748조
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