2017. The master of the ship shall, within the limits stipulated in the contract, follow the instructions of the charterer with respect to the commercial management of the ship.
If the instructions are inconsistent with the rights of the lessor under the contract, the master may refuse to follow them. If he follows them, he does so without prejudice to the lessor’s remedy against the charterer.
1991, c. 64, a. 2017; I.N. 2014-05-01.