SHIP'S PAPERS, ETC. THE following is a list of documents comprised under the term of "ship's papers," generally carried on board British vessels :— Certificate of Registry, which is the official voucher of her nationality, &c. In the case of countries possessing no register of shipping, this is represented by a Passport, Sea Letter, or Sea Brief, issued by the government, or by the civil authorities of the ship's port. Builder's Contract, or the Bill of Sale. Charter Party. Muster Roll and Shipping Articles of the crew, and Log Books. Customs Clearance Certificate of the last port called at. Ship's Manifest, a detailed list and description of the cargo, shippers, and consignees, with an account of the freight corresponding with the Bills of Lading. Bills of Lading, being duplicates of those given to the shippers. In ports of the United Kingdom, the following papers and documents are necessary for clearance of ships proceeding to sea :— Certificate of Registry, or Measurement Certificate, or Declaration of Nationality; and Certificate, whether for foreign or home trade. Receipt for Light Dues outward, and in case of foreign vessels the Pilotage Receipt outward. Passenger Lists and Master's Bond. Ship's Content, containing particulars of cargo and voyage. Vessels having no cargo, except stores, may be cleared as in ballast. Victualling Bill, the list of ship's stores, which when signed by the proper Customs officer releases the ship for sea. Coasting Trade vessels must carry Cargo Books. The master must give an account of the cargo, &c., in duplicate to the collector, who will sign and return the original, and this is the Pass or Transire. After clearance outwards, any Customs officer can board any ship and demand the ship's clearance, while the ship is within any port of the United Kingdom, or within four leagues of the coast thereof. APPENDIX OF FORMS. -:0: ......... No. 1.-Agreement for Sale of Ship. ......... of the port of ......... ......... ......... AGREEMENT made this ..... day of......... 189.., BETWEEN A B, shipowner (hereinafter called "the vendor") of the one part, and C D, of shipowner (hereinafter called "the purchaser ") of the other part. WHEREBY the vendor agrees to sell and the purchaser agrees to buy the vessel called the of the measurement of tons register, or thereabouts, now lying at ................... for the sum of £......... to be paid as follows, viz., £......... as a deposit on the signing hereof, £......... cash on the day hereinafter appointed for completion of the purchase, £......... by [approved] bill of exchange at ..... months from the said day appointed for settlement, and the sum of £......... by The purchase to be completed on the .... day of......... next, at the office of ......... at........... at which time and place the purchaser shall pay the amount of cash hereinbefore agreed to be paid, or such part thereof as shall then remain unpaid, and he shall also deliver to the vendor the said bills of exchange representing the remainder of the said purchase money, and the vendor shall thereupon execute and deliver to the purchaser a bill of sale of the said ship (such bill of sale to be prepared by and at the cost of the purchaser in the usual form). Immediately after completion of the purchase, the said ship, with what belongs to her, shall be delivered according to the inventory now produced by the vendor, and the said ship, together with her stores, shall be taken with all faults as they now lie, without any allowance or abatement. But in case the purchaser shall make default in settling for the said ship, on the terms hereinbefore provided, for the space of fourteen days after the day hereinbefore specified for completion of the purchase, the said deposit money shall (unless any delay is caused by the vendor) be forfeited for the sole use of the vendor, who shall be at liberty to resell the said ship either by public or private sale, and the deficiency, if any, on such resale shall be made good by the purchaser, who shall be responsible for risks of every description subsequent to the present purchase, and for all charges that may be incurred in consequence of non-compliance with this agreement, and neither the broker nor any of the present vendors, his or their executors, administrators, or assigns, shall be anywise accountable or liable to have any action whatsoever brought against them, or any of them, for the said deposit money paid and forfeited as aforesaid. The ship is to be at the risk of the purchaser immediately after he is put in possession of her. WITNESS the hands of the said parties the day and year first above written. No. 2.-Navigation Agreement, Appointing Ship's-Husband, &c. ......... ......... AGREEMENT made this day of 189.., BETWEEN A B, of shipowner, of the first part, C D, of ......................... shipowner, of the second part, and E F, of shipowner, of the third part. WHEREAS the said parties hereto (hereinafter called "the co-owners,” which term shall include their executors and administrators), being joint-owners of the ship of the port of have mutually agreed that (address and occupation) (hereinafter referred to as "the ship's-husband") shall be the ship's-husband for the said vessel, and for the more satisfactory management thereof they have agreed together as hereinafter appearing. NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in pursuance of the premises each co-owner hereby agrees with the other co-owners as follows: 1. The ship's-husband shall have the sole management of the said ship in all matters relating to her employment (subject to the conditions hereinafter mentioned) and shall have full power from time to time to engage such person as master as he may think proper, and such appointment at his absolute discretion to revoke, and he shall have power from time to time to take such proceedings as he may think fit, to obtain possession of the ship and her certificate of registry from any master whose appointment he may have revoked, and he shall be entitled to charge all proper disbursements in managing the ship, and shall be entitled to receive and enforce the payment and delivery to him of all moneys and securities receivable on account of the ship, and shall pay all sums payable on account of the ship. 2. The ship shall be employed in such lawful trades as the ship's-husband may consider to be most beneficial. 3. The ship's-husband shall insure on the ship and her freight, such sums as may from time to time be agreed on in the name of the co-owners, or otherwise, and in the absence of any specific arrangement as to the amount to be insured, then the ship shall be insured for the full value thereof, and the freight shall be insured in such amount as the ship's-husband shall think fit for the benefit of all the co-owners, and the cost of the insurance shall be charged to the shares of the co-owners respectively, in the earnings of the said vessel. 4. The ship's-husband shall keep true accounts of all charter-parties, freights, profits, disbursements, and business of the ship, and of all moneys and remittances, which shall grow due, or be paid, or received on account of the ship, in books to be kept for that purpose, which shall be regularly posted up, and each of the co-owners shall, at all reasonable times, have liberty to inspect and take copies from such accounts, and the vouchers relating thereto. 5. The ship's-husband shall receive for his trouble in managing the ship [the annual sum of £........., or, a commission of .... ......... per cent. on the gross earnings of the ship] which he is hereby authorised to charge against the ship. 6. An account of every voyage shall be written in a book, and shall be signed by each of the co-owners, or his agent, and, after being so signed, the book shall be left in the custody of the ship's-husband, and each of the co-owners shall be bound by every such account, unless some manifest error shall be found therein, and signified to the several co-owners within six months after the date of such account, in which case (but not otherwise) such error shall be rectified. 7. The ship's-husband shall within days next after the receipt of the freight, on the termination of every voyage, make out a particular account of all profits of the ship, and the net balance shown by such account shall then be divided between the co-owners according to their respective shares in the ship, but a sum not exceeding £......... shall be left in the hands of the ship's-husband to meet the future working expenses of the ship. 8. In case of a total loss of the ship, the ship's-husband shall immediately upon the receipt of any money insured upon the ship, or her freight, or otherwise, pay to each of the co-owners his share of such insurance moneys, excepting a sufficient sum to meet future claims in respect of insurance premiums or other debts relating to the ship. 9. If the ship shall be unsuccessful on any voyage, or shall meet with such losses or damage that her gains are not equal to her losses on such voyage, then each of the co-owners shall within days after settling and adjusting the accounts by which such losses shall appear, pay his proportionate part of such losses to the ship's-husband. 10. None of the co-owners shall, during the continuance of this agreement, purchase cargo or merchandise, to be carried in the ship on his own account, without the consent in writing of his other co-owners. 11. Any of the co-owners may recover by action any sum which may at any time be due to him from the others, or other of them, on account of the ship, on anything arising out of this co-ownership, notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary. 12. In case any of the co-owners shall wish to sell his shares in the vessel, or any part thereof, the same shall be offered to the other co-owners at a price to be named in writing by the co-owner who desires to sell his share, and such offer shall be sent by post to or left at the residence of each of the remaining owners, and such remaining owners, or any one or more of them, shall have the right to purchase such share at such price, upon signifying such intention within ......... days after such notice shall have been received as aforesaid, and such notice and acceptance shall amount to an agreement for the sale and purchase of the said share, but in case none of the remaining owners accept such offer within the said time, or if more than one of them offers to purchase the ship, or if any one of them requires her to be sold by auction, then the entirety of the vessel shall be publicly advertised for sale by the ship's-husband (notice of the time and place of sale being given by him to each of the co-owners), and shall be absolutely sold by public auction, after the expiration of fourteen days from the time prescribed for accepting such offer, subject to such conditions as are usual in the sale of ships, and any of the said co-owners shall be at liberty to bid for and purchase the said vessel, and the co-owners shall, on receiving their shares of the purchase money, execute all necessary bills of sale of their respective shares in the ship to the purchaser or purchasers, and deliver up the possession of the ship accordingly, and the costs of such sale by auction shall be paid by the co-owners according to their respective shares in the ship. [A stamp duty of 6d. is payable on this agreement.] the several persons whose names or firms are set and subscribed hereto, being respectively consignees of cargo on board the said ship of the other part ......... on a WHEREAS the said ship lately arrived in the port of voyage from and it is alleged that during such voyage she met with bad weather, and sustained damage and loss, and that sacrifices were made and expenditure incurred which may form a charge on the cargo, or some part thereof, or be the subject of a general average contribution, but the same cannot be immediately ascertained, and in the meantime it is desirable that the cargo should be delivered; NOW THEREFORE THESE PRESENTS WITNESS and the said master on his own behalf, and on behalf of his owners, in consideration of the agreement of the parties hereto of the second part hereinafter contained, hereby agrees with the respective parties hereto of the second part, that he will deliver to them respectively their respective consignments, on payment of the freight payable on delivery, if any, and the said parties hereto of the second part in consideration of the said agreement of the said master for themselves severally, and respectively, and not the one for the others of them, hereby agree with the said master that they will pay to the said master or the owners of the said ship the proper and respective proportion of any general average, or particular or other charges which may be chargeable upon their respective consignments, or to which the shippers or owners of such consignments may be liable in respect thereof to contribute to such damage, loss, sacrifice, or expenditure, and the said parties hereto of the second part, further promise and agree, forthwith to furnish to the captain or owner of the said ship a correct account and particulars of the value of the goods delivered to them respectively, in order that any such general average and other charges may be ascertained and adjusted in the usual manner. The following addition to be made to the agreement in those cases which justify the shipowner in asking for a deposit. And whereas at the request of the owner of the said ship the parties hereto of the second part have respectively deposited or agreed to deposit in the Bank of in the joint names of .... on behalf of shipowners and nominated nominated on behalf of |