The carrier is the owner or Charterer who enters into a contract with（）.

It is not the Charterer’s duty that（）.

The final inspection responsibility for seeing that a tank barge is provided with the required equipment and fittings in good and serviceable condition prior to loading cargo rests with the （）.

The importance of the distinction between a charter by demise and a charter party proper（）that under the former the master is the agent of the Charterer，not of the Shipowner.

Usually it will be（）who will be liable for the payment of demurrage.

The master’s authority to act in the interests of the cargo owner is part of his general authorityas servant of the Shipowner，and therefore（）will be liable if the master abuses his powers.

If the Shipowner makes an innocent misrepresentation which induces the Charterer to sign the contract，the Charterer may be entitled to（）the charter-party.

If the Charterer sends a vessel to an unsafe port，and she is damaged as a result，he will have to indemnify the（）.

The consignee’s refusal to take delivery，or failure to do so within a reasonable time，also puts an end to（）liability as a carrier.

To render the（）liable，the shipowners must show that the proximate cause of the detention or expense was trading to a river with a bar or to a port with a bar.