§ 1943

Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 145.

A deviation is proper:

(a)When caused by circumstances over which neither the master nor the owner of the ship has any control.
(b)When necessary to comply with a warranty, or to avoid a peril, whether or not the peril is insured against.
(c)When made in good faith and upon reasonable grounds of belief in its necessity to avoid a peril.
(d)When made in good faith, for the purpose of saving human life or relieving another vessel in distress.

Other sections in Article 4 - Effect of Course of Voyage

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