Colombian Commercial Code - Decree 410 of 1971 - Book Five - Navigation - Part One - From the Navigation Aquatics - Title X - From: Section 1666 At: Art: 1677
TITLE X THE CHARTER Section 1666 .- The charter is a contract whereby the owner agrees, in exchange for a benefit to meet a particular craft or travel a preset, or travel within the agreed order the charterer under the conditions of the contract or custom set. Section 1667 .- This contract will prove it in writing and must include: 1. The elements of identification and displacement of the ship; 2. The name of the shipowner and the charterer; 3. The price of freight and 4. The contract or the indication of travel to be made. Paragraph .- The written test will not be necessary in the case of smaller vessels. Section 1668 .- The ship owner shall be required prior to departure, to put the ship seaworthy for the fulfillment of the journey, assemble and equip it properly and provide it with documents rigor. The shipowner shall be liable for damages resulting from the poor condition of the ship to navigate, unless he proves that it is a late...