(1) If a carrier does not prove that he/she, the crew or other employees of a ship have exercised due care concerning the receipt, loading, stowage, transportation, storage, unloading and delivery of cargo, he/she shall be liable to compensate for the damage incurred due to loss of, damage to or late arrival of the cargo.
(2) A carrier shall be exonerated from liability to compensate for the damage incurred in relation to the cargo on account of an act of a shipmaster, a crewman or a pilot, or other employee concerning the voyage or the management of a ship or fire: Provided, That the same shall not apply in cases of fire caused by bad faith or negligence of a carrier.[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8581, Aug. 3, 2007]