California Harbors and Navigation Code Section 813

CA Harb & Nav Code § 813 (2017)  

The master of a vessel may procure all its necessary repairs and supplies, may engage cargo and passengers for carriage, and, in a foreign port, may enter into a charter-party. His contracts for these purposes bind the owner to the full amount of the value of the vessel and freightage.

(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018