§1302. Duties and rights of carrier

Subject to the provisions of section 1306 of this Appendix, under every contract of carriage of goods by sea, the carrier in relation to the loading, handling, stowage, carriage, custody, care, and discharge of such goods, shall be subject to the responsibilities and liabilities and entitled to the rights and immunities set forth in sections 1303 and 1304 of this Appendix.

(Apr. 16, 1936, ch. 229, title I, §2, 49 Stat. 1208 .)

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 1313 of this Appendix.