{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-30705","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 30705","heading":"Seaworthiness","body":"(a) Prohibition.—A carrier may not insert in a bill of lading or shipping document a provision lessening or avoiding its obligation to exercise due diligence to—(1) make the vessel seaworthy; and (2) properly man, equip, and supply the vessel. (b) Voidness.—A provision described in subsection (a) is void.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 307—LIABILITY OF WATER CARRIERS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"d4298ab58c5312d62fc0a50a66bb796c5ac52f8f10c196a7fff71f66f328190b","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-30704","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-30706"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}