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424 OBLIGATIONS
585 The lessee maintains the ship and makes the repairs and
replacements other than those specified in Article 583.
586 The lessee hires the crew, bears all operating costs and
maintains insurance coverage.
587 When the contract terminates, the lessee returns the ship
to the place where it was delivered and in the state in which it
was delivered, with allowance for fair wear and tear.
He then returns stores and equipment in quantity and
quality identical to those received.
// - Time-charter
588 Time-charter is a contract by which the lessor places a
fully-equipped and manned ship at the disposal of the lessee
for a period of time.
589 The lessor retains the navigation and management of
the ship and the lessee has its employment and agency.
590 The lessor delivers the ship in a seaworthy condition,
fully and properly equipped and manned for the service for
which it is intended, at the place and within the period of time
agreed upon.
If no period of time is specified, the ship is delivered
within a reasonable period.
591 The lessor is bound to follow the lessee's instructions
with respect to the employment and agency of the ship.
When these instructions are inconsistent with the
lessor's rights under the contract, the lessor may refuse to
follow them, or he may follow them, without prejudice to his
recourse against the lessee.