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Comma-free code. A comma-free code is block code in which no concatenation of two code words contains a valid code word that overlaps both. [1] Comma-free codes are also known as self-synchronizing block codes [2] because no synchronization is required to find the beginning of a code word.
The basic idea of the uniform shipping laws code is to harmonize the regulations of the sailing vessels, boats and commercial ships operate in Australian waters. History. The USL Code was first published in 1979, which was in response to the needs for a common national safety standard for all commercial vessels in Australia. Sources
In commercial shipping, laytime is the amount of time allowed, measured in days (or portions thereof), hours, or even tides, within a voyage charter for the loading and unloading of cargo. [1] [2] Under a voyage charter or time charter, the shipowner is responsible for operating the vessel, and the master and crew are the employees of the ...
A freight claim or cargo claim is a legal demand by a shipper or consignee against a carrier in respect of damage to a shipment, or loss thereof. [1] [2] [3] Typically, the claimant will seek damages (financial compensation for loss), but other remedies include "specific performance", where the cargo-owner seeks delivery of the goods as agreed.
The Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It aimed to prevent foreign fishing fleets from fishing in British territorial waters. In the Factortame case, its provisions in Parts I and II, Registration of British Ships, were disapplied by the Judicial functions of the European court of justice when ...
The 1917 Code of Canon Law explicitly declared that joining Freemasonry entailed automatic excommunication and banned books favouring Freemasonry. In 1983, the Church issued a new code of canon law. Unlike its predecessor, the 1983 Code of Canon Law did not explicitly name Masonic orders among the secret societies it condemns.
Revised text of statute as amended. The Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21) is an act of Parliament passed in the United Kingdom in 1995. It consolidated much of the UK's maritime legislation, repealing several Acts in their entirety and provisions in many more, some dating back to the mid-nineteenth century.
Faced with a $200 million stockpile of US currency, military officials opted to destroy all the recalled regular currency instead of overcoming the logistical problems of shipping the notes back to the mainland. At first, a local crematorium was pressed into service to burn the notes. To ensure complete destruction, a fine mesh was placed on ...