California Harbors and Navigation Code CHAPTER 2 - Ship Masters and Cargoes

• Section 800.
  The master of a vessel is appointed by and holds his appointment at the pleasure of the owner.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
• Section 801.
  The master of a vessel shall be always on board when it is entering or leaving a port, harbor, or river unless the vessel is...
• Section 802.
  On entering or leaving a port, harbor, or river, the master of a vessel, the navigation of which is not in charge of a pilot,...
• Section 803.
  The master of a vessel may enforce the obedience of the mate and seamen to his lawful commands by confinement and other reasonable corporal punishment;...
• Section 804.
  The master of a vessel may confine any person on board, during a voyage, for wilful disobedience to his lawful commands.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch.
• Section 805.
  If, during a voyage, the vessel’s supplies fail, the master, with the advice of the officers, may compel persons who have private supplies on board...
• Section 806.
  The master of a vessel shall not abandon it during the voyage, without the advice of the other officers.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
• Section 807.
  The master of a vessel, upon abandoning it, shall carry with him, so far as it is in his power, the money and the most...
• Section 808.
  The master of a vessel, who engages for a common profit on the cargo, shall not trade on his own account, and if he does,...
• Section 809.
  The master of a vessel shall use great care and diligence in the performance of his duties, and he is responsible for all damage occasioned...
• Section 810.
  The master of a vessel is a general agent for its owner in all matters concerning the vessel.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
• Section 811.
  The master of a vessel has authority to borrow money on the credit of its owner, if it is necessary to enable him to complete...
• Section 812.
  During a voyage, the master of a vessel is a general agent for each of the owners of the cargo, and has authority to do...
• Section 813.
  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,...
• Section 814.
  The master of a vessel may hypothecate the vessel, freightage, and cargo, and sell part of the cargo, in the cases prescribed by the articles...
• Section 815.
  When a vessel, whether foreign or domestic, is seriously damaged, or the voyage is otherwise broken up beyond the possibility of pursuing it, the master,...
• Section 816.
  The master of a vessel may sell the cargo if the voyage is broken up beyond the possibility of pursuing it, and no other vessel...
• Section 817.
  The master of a vessel in case of its capture may engage to pay a ransom for it in money or in part of the...
• Section 818.
  The power of the master of a vessel to bind its owner, or the owners of the cargo, ceases upon the abandonment of the vessel...
• Section 819.
  Unless otherwise expressly agreed, or unless the contracting parties give exclusive credit to the owner, the master of a vessel is personally liable upon his...
• Section 820.
  The master of a vessel is liable to third persons for the acts or negligence of persons employed in its navigation, whether appointed by him...
• Section 821.
  The owner of a vessel is bound to pay to the owner of the cargo, at the time of arrival of the vessel at the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018