| GENERAL AVERAGE BOND |
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| Casualty : |
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| Port of Shipment : |
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B/L No(s).
Voyage
Fol. No(s).
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Marks and Nos.
Container Nos.
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Description of Cargo
and Weight
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CIF - Value
(Pls. attached copy of
Commercial Invoice)
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In Consideration of the delivery to us or to our order, on payment of the freight due, of the goods noted above, we agree to pay the proper proportion of any salvage and / or general average and / or special charges which may hereafter be ascertained to be due from the goods or the shippers or owners thereof under an adjustment prepared in accordance with the provisions of the contract of affreightment governing the carriage of the goods or, failing any such provision, in accordance with the law and practice of the place where the common maritime adventure ended and which is payable in respect of the goods by the shippers or owners thereof.
In case the goods are oncarried by another vessel and / or conveyances the following Non-Separation-Agreement shall apply:
It is agreed that in the event of the vessel’s cargo or part thereof being forwarded to original destination by other vessel, vessels or conveyances, right and liabilities in General Average shall not be affected by such forwarding, it being the intention to place the parties concerned as nearly as possible in the same position in this respect as they would have been in the absence of such forwarding and with the adventure continuing by the original vessel for so long as justifiable under law applicable or under the Contract of Affreightment.
We also agree to:
- furnish particulars of the value of the goods, supported by a copy of the commercial invoice rendered to us, if there is no such invoice, details of the shipped value.
- make a prompt payment on account of such sum as is duly certified by the average adjusters to be due from the goods and which is payable in respect of the goods by the shippers or owners thereof.
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| Date ....................................................... |
| Signature of Receiver of goods |
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| Full Name |
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| Full Address |
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| monster / Muster / sample: www.tis-gdv.de |
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| Any extraordinary expenditure or sacrifice of ship, freight or cargo, intentionally and reasonably incurred or made in time of peril, in order to secure the common or general safety of the property involved in a maritime adventure may lead to a claim vor General Average. Those who incur such expenditure as well as the owners of any property sacrificed are entitled, subject to the conditions imposed by maritime law and contract, to a rateable contribution from the other parties interested. The apportionment is made by a Statement or Adjustment of General Average which is usually prepared by an Average Adjuster whose appointment rests primarily with the shipowners. The shipowners are entitled to refuse delivery of cargo until adequate security has been provided by the receivers or cargo owners for the payment which shall eventually be found due from each. This security often takes the form of an Average Bond and, in addition, shipowners may demand a cash payment as a deposit in advance, or Guarantee of the Corporation of Lloyd's , or other approved security. |
| source: The Marine Encyclopaedic Dictionary |
