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366 COMITE MARITIME INTERNATIONALThe Travaux Préparatoires of <strong>the</strong> Hague and Hague-Visby RulesCARRIER to make <strong>the</strong> ship seaworthy, and to secure that <strong>the</strong> ship is properly manned,equipped and supplied.CMI 1922 London ConferenceText submitted to <strong>the</strong> Conference(CMI Bulletin No. 65 - Go<strong>the</strong>nborg Conference)[366]Article 4- Rights and Immunities.1. Nei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> carrier nor <strong>the</strong> ship shall be liable for loss or damage arising or resultingfrom unseaworthiness unless caused by want of due diligence on <strong>the</strong> part of <strong>the</strong> carrierto make <strong>the</strong> ship seaworthy, and to secure that <strong>the</strong> ship is properly manned, equippedand supplied. WHENEVER LOSS OR DAMAGE HAS RESULTED FROM UNSEAWORTHINESS THEBURDEN OF PROVING THE EXERCISE OF DUE DILIGENCE SHALL BE ON THE CARRIER OR OTH-ER PERSON CLAIMING EXEMPTION UNDER THIS SECTION.Text adopted by <strong>the</strong> Conference(CMI Bulletin No. 65 - Go<strong>the</strong>nborg Conference)[379]Article 4- Rights and Immunities.1. Nei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> carrier nor <strong>the</strong> ship shall be liable for loss or damage arising or resultingfrom unseaworthiness unless caused by want of due diligence on <strong>the</strong> part of <strong>the</strong> carrierto make <strong>the</strong> ship seaworthy, and to secure that <strong>the</strong> ship is properly manned, equippedand supplied AND TO MAKE THE HOLDS, REFRIGERATING AND COOL CHAMBERS AND ALLOTHER PARTS OF THE SHIP IN WHICH GOODS ARE CARRIED, FIT AND SAFE FOR THEIR RECEP-TION, CARRIAGE AND PRESERVATION. Whenever loss or damage has resulted from unseaworthiness<strong>the</strong> burden of proving <strong>the</strong> exercise of due diligence shall be on <strong>the</strong> carrier oro<strong>the</strong>r person claiming exemption under this section.Conférence Diplomatique -Octobre 1922Séances de la Sous-CommissionDeuxième Séance - 20 Octobre 1922[190]M. Bagge, Délégué de la Suède, demandedes précisions quant à l’interprétationdu mot “innavigabilité” danscet article.La Commission est unanimementd’avis qu’il faut s’en rapporter à l’interprétationdont il a déjà été questionlors de la discussion du littera 1 (a), del’article 3. Le 1° de l’article 4 ne s’appliquequ’au défaut de navigabilitémentionné à l’article 3(1) (a), et limiteDiplomatic Conference -October 1922Meetings of <strong>the</strong> Sous-CommissionSecond Session- 20 October 1922[190]Mr. Bagge, Swedish delegate,asked for precision in <strong>the</strong> interpretationof <strong>the</strong> word “unseaworthiness” inthis article.The Commission was unanimousin its opinion that it was necessary torelate it to <strong>the</strong> interpretation that hadalready been looked at in discussion ofarticle 3(1)(a). Article 4(1) only appliedto <strong>the</strong> lack of seaworthiness describedin article 3(1)(a), and limited

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