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CLAUSE INCHMAREE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-03-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Transportation Insurance
- Water Transport
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Inchmaree clause
1, record 1, English, Inchmaree%20clause
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In marine insurance, extension of cover to include damage or loss due to latent causes such as breakage of the ship's drive shafts, bursting of its boilers, unseen defects in its hull, machinery, and auxiliary equipment; as well as due to errors in navigation, or negligence of its captain, officers, engineers, crew, pilots, etc. 2, record 1, English, - Inchmaree%20clause
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The original clause grew out of a lawsuit brought in 1887 by the owners of a ship named "Inchmaree." 3, record 1, English, - Inchmaree%20clause
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Assurance transport
- Transport par eau
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- clause Inchmaree
1, record 1, French, clause%20Inchmaree
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Clause qui étend] la garantie de la clause de négligence à toute perte ou avarie subie par la coque ou la machine résultant d'un accident de manutention de la marchandise (chute d'un colis lourd endommageant un plafond de ballast, par exemple), des opérations de soutage, d'une explosion survenue soit à bord soit à l'extérieur du navire, de l'explosion de chaudières, de la rupture de l'arbre porte-hélice ou de l'arbre manivelle d'un moteur, ou bien encore d'un vice caché de la coque ou de la machine. 2, record 1, French, - clause%20Inchmaree
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À l'instar de la clause de négligence, la clause Inchmaree couvre les dommages causés par la négligence de l'équipage, des affréteurs et des réparateurs. 3, record 1, French, - clause%20Inchmaree
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cette clause provient d'une poursuite intentée en 1887 par les propriétaires d'un navire nommé «Inchmaree». 3, record 1, French, - clause%20Inchmaree
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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