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Commercial Act — Article 843 (Time Charterer's Right to Order Shipmasters)

상법 제843조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2018-12-19. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-10) — check the Korean original.

(1) A time charterer shall have the right to issue an order to a shipmaster for the use of a ship within the extent agreed.

(2) Where a time charterer has caused damage because a shipmaster, crewmen, or other ship employees violated justifiable directions of the time charterer, the shipowner shall be liable to compensate therefor.[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8581, Aug. 3, 2007]

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