Extract to table

This right is set forth in the employment and agency clause (Clause 8 of the standard form), which provides that the Master shall be under the orders and direction of the charterer as regards employment and agency

The deviating party must come forward with evidence establishing that the deviation was justified by one or more of the recognized grounds for a reasonable deviation

First, Alexandros Stavridis (deposition scheduled for April 22, 2024) must be prepared to address whether TSL management directed the Maputo call and, if so, the basis for that direction

Stavridis should be prepared to testify consistently with the navigational-discretion rationale if the documentary record supports it, but he must be candid and credible