Commercial Maritime Law

In this Law, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned thereto, unless the context requires otherwise: 1. Law: Commercial Maritime Law. 2. Chairman: Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Transport Authority. 3. Authority: Public Transport Authority. 4. Regulations: Implementing Regulations of this Law. 5. Vessel: Any floating craft normally designed to operate in maritime navigation, even if it is not for profit, including vessel appurtenances which are necessary for its operation. 6. Marine Platform: A maritime facility used for the extraction of oil, gas, or other resources, and is considered a vessel under this Law. 7. Kingdom's Maritime Areas: The internal waters, territorial sea, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone, and continental shelf, as defined by law. 8. Person: A natural or legal person. 9. Vessel Owner: A person who is listed as the owner of a vessel in a ship registry in the Kingdom. 10. Operator: A person who operates a vessel for his own account in his capacity as owner, charterer, or co-ownership manager; an owner shall be deemed an operator unless established otherwise. 11. Shipping Agent: A person who, in his capacity as the agent of the operator, carries out the activities related to supplying the vessel's needs. 12. Cargo Agent: A person who receives goods upon arrival on behalf of their owners and pays the freight if due, in whole or in part. 13. Carrier: A person who performs the carriage by agreement, by himself or through his deputy, with a consignor under a contract of carriage against payment, whether the carrier is the vessel owner, operator, or charterer. 14. Consignor: A person who has in his possession the goods intended for transport and who, by himself or through another person acting on his behalf, enters into a contract with a carrier or a transport operator for the carriage of goods from one place to another against payment. 15. Transport Operator: A person who is engaged in the carriage of goods by