On Deck or not On Deck

JudithAutié · Post by **JudithAutié** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 1:00 am

Haven't seen this one yet, but every day is a new day in the documentary credit field I guess.

I have a B/L which bears exactly the following clause for a shipment made in containers :
"cargo on/under deck at shipper's risk".

Personnally I consider that this sentence does not specifically state that the cargo is on deck, but that if it is, the shippers bear the risk.

What do you think? On deck or not?

Judith

P.S. This will probably be my last question, since at the end of the month I will be taking a well-deserved retirement, although I hope to remain active in the ICC and see the birth of the UCP 600 after a long period of gestation

NigelHolt · Post by **NigelHolt** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 1:00 am

Judith,

Back this week from holiday in la belle France (la Nievre). Good luck with the retirement. Will you be taking your retraite (presumably a la repartition, not that’s any of my business) in France or the U.S.? Incidentally, if I were taking my retirement I would want to try to forget the monde farfelu of the documentary credit asap!

Any way, as to your question I consider that this ‘clause’ falls within sub-Article 31(i), last sentence, and thus does not breach the UCP.

Best regards, Jeremy

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MoniqueP · Post by **MoniqueP** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 1:00 am

Dear Judith,
Jeremy has answered to the question, and i don't have another opinion, my post is just to tell you that I started my doc.credit"life" with you in UBAF back in 1977, I enjoyed it very much because you have been quite helpfull to me, so I wish you a very happy retirement and all the best in your new life, and hope to keep on reading you on DCPRO.
Monique Philippe