ship delivered shall be fit for the agreed service.
Where the shipowner acts against the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the charterer shall be entitled to cancel the charter and claim any losses resulting therefrom.
第一百四十六条 出租人应当在合同约定的港口或者地点，按照合同约定的时间，向承租人交付船舶以及船舶证书。交船时，出租人应当做到谨慎处理，使船舶适航。交付的船舶应当适于合同约定的用途。
出租人违反前款规定的，承租人有权解除合同，并有权要求赔偿因此遭受的损失。
Article 147?The charterer shall be responsible for the maintenance and repair of the ship during the bareboat charter period.
第一百四十七条 在光船租赁期间，承租人负责船舶的保养、维修。
Article 148?During the bareboat charter period, the ship shall be insured, at the value agreed upon in the charter and in the way consented to by the shipowner, by the charterer at his expense.
第一百四十八条 在光船租赁期间，承租人应当按照合同约定的船舶价值，以出租人同意的保险方式为船舶进行保险，并负担保险费用。
Article 149?During the bareboat charter period, if the charterer's possession, employment or operation of the ship has affected the interests of the shipowner or caused any losses thereto, the charterer shall be liable for eliminating the harmful effect or compensating for the losses.
Should the ship be arrested due to any disputes over its ownership or debts owed by the shipowner, the shipowner shall guarantee that the interest of the charterer is not affected. The shipowner shall be liable for compensation for any losses suffered by the charterer thereby.
第一百四十九条 在光船租赁期间，因承租人对船舶占有、使用和营运的原因使出租人的利益受到影响或者遭受损失的，承租人应当负责消除影响或者赔偿损失。
因船舶所有权争议或者出租人所负的债务致使船舶被扣押的，出租人应当保证承租人的利益不受影响；致使承租人遭受损失的，出租人应当负赔偿责任。
Article 150?During the bareboat charter period, the charterer shall not assign the rights and obligations stipulated in the charter or sublet the ship under bareboat charter without the shipowner's consent in writing.
第一百五十条 在光船租赁期间，未经出租人书面同意，承租人不得转让合同的权利和义务或者以光船租赁的方式将船舶进行转租。
Article 151?The shipowner shall not establish any mortgage of the ship during the bareboat charter period without the prior consent in writing by the charterer.?
Where the shipowner acts against the provisions of the preceding paragraph and thereby causes losses to the charterer, the shipowner shall be liable for compensation.
第一百五十一条 未经承租人事先书面同意，出租人不得在光船租赁期间对船舶设定抵押权。 出租人违反前款规定，致使承租人遭受损失的，应当负赔偿责任。
Article 152?The charterer shall pay the hire as stipulated in the charter. In default of payment by the charterer for seven consecutive days or more after the time as agreed in the charter for such payment, the shipowner is entitled to cancel the charter without prejudice to any claim for the loss arising from the charterer's default.
Should the ship be lost or missing, payment of hire shall cease from the day when the ship was lost or last heard of. Any hire paid in advance shall be refunded in proportion.
第一百五十二条 承租人应当按照合同约定支付租金。承租人未按照合同约定的时间支付租金连续超过七日的，出租人有权解除合同，并有权要求赔偿因此遭受的损失。
船舶发生灭失或者失踪的，租金应当自船舶灭失或者得知其最后消息之日起停止支付，预付租金应当按照比例退还。
Article 153?The provisions of Article 134, paragraph 1 of Article 135, Article 142 and Article 143 of this Code shall be applicable to bareboat charter parties.
第一百五十三条 本法第一百三十四条、第一百三十五条、第一百四十二条和第一百四十三条的规定，适用于光船租赁合同。
Article 154?The ownership of a ship under bareboat charter containing a leasepurchase clause shall be transferred to the charterer when the charterer has paid off the leasepurchase price to the shipowner as stipulated in the charter.
第一百五十四条 订有租购条款的光船租赁合同，承租人按照合同约定向出租人付清租购费时，船舶所有权即归于承租人。
Chapter VII?Contract of Sea Towage
??第七章 海上拖航合同
Article 155?A contract of sea towage is a contract whereby the tugowner undertakes to tow an object by sea with a tug from one place to another and the tow party pays the towage.
The provisions of this Chapter shall not be applicable to the towage service rendered to ships within the port area.
第一百五十五条 海上拖航合同，是指承拖方用拖轮将被拖物经海路从一地拖至另一地，而由被拖方支付拖航费的合同。
本章规定不适用于在港区内对船舶提供的拖轮服务。
Article 156?A contract of sea towage shall be made in writing. Its contents shall mainly include name and address of the tugowner, name and address of the tow party, name and main particulars of the tug and name and main particulars of the object to be towed, horse power of the tug, place of commencement of the towage and the destination, the date of commencement of the towage, towage price and the way of payment thereof, as well as other relevant matters.
第一百五十六条 海上拖航合同应当书面订立。海上拖航合同的内容，主要包括承拖方和被拖方的名称和住所、拖轮和被拖物的名称和主要尺度、拖轮马力、起拖地和目的地、起拖日期、拖航费及其支付方式，以及其他有关事项。
Article 157?The tugowner shall, before and at the beginning of the towage, exercise due diligence to make the tug seaworthy and towworthy and to properly man the tug and equip it with gears and tow lines and to provide all other necessary supplies and appliances for the intended voyage.
The tow party shall, before and at the beginning of the towage, make all necessary preparations therefor and shall exercise due diligence to make the object to be towed towworthy and shall give a true account of the object to be towed and provide the certificate of towworthiness and other documents issued by the relevant survey and inspection organizations.
第一百五十七条 承拖方在起拖前和起拖当时，应当谨慎处理，使拖轮处于适航、适拖状态，妥善配备船员，配置拖航索具和配备供应品以及该航次必备的其他装置、设备。
被拖方在起拖前和起拖当时，应当做好被拖物的拖航准备，谨慎处理，使被拖物处于适拖状态，并向承拖方如实说明被拖物的情况，提供有关检验机构签发的被拖物适合拖航的证书和有关文件。
Article 158?If before the commencement of the towage service, due to force majeure or other causes not attributable to the fault of either party, the towage contract could not be performed, either party may cancel the contract and neither shall be liable to the other. In such event, the towage price that had already been paid shall be returned to the tow party by the tugowner, unless otherwise agreed upon in the towage contract.
第一百五十八条 起拖前，因不可抗力或者其他不能归责于双方的原因致使合同不能履行的，双方均可以解除合同，并互相不负赔偿责任。除合同另有约定外，拖航费已经支付的，承拖方应当退还给被拖方。
Article 159?If after the commencement of the towage service, due to force majeure or other causes not attributable to the fault of either party, the towage contract
could not be performed, either party may cancel the towage contract and neither shall be liable to the other.
第一百五十九条 起拖后，因不可抗力或者其他不能归责于双方的原因致使合同不能继续履行的，双方均可以解除合同，并互相不负赔偿责任。
Article 160?Where the object towed could not reach its destination due to force majeure or other causes not attributable to the fault of either party, unless the towage contract provides otherwise, the tugowner may deliver the object towed to the tow party or its agent at a place near the destination or at a safe port or an anchorage chosen by the Master of the tug, and the contract of towage shall be deemed to have been fulfilled.
第一百六十条 因不可抗力或者其他不能归责于双方的原因致使被拖物不能拖至目的地的，除合同另有约定外，承拖方可以在目的地的邻近地点或者拖轮船长选定的安全的港口或者锚泊地 ，将被拖物移交给被拖方或者其代理人，视为已经履行合同。
Article 161?Where the tow party fails to pay the towage price or other reasonable expenses as agreed, the tugowner shall have a lien on the object towed.
第一百六十一条 被拖方未按照约定支付拖航费和其他合理费用的，承拖方对被拖物有留置权。
Article 162?In the course of the sea towage, if the damage suffered by the tugowner or the tow party was caused by the fault of one of the parties, the party in fault shall be liable for compensation. If the damage was caused by the faults of both parties, both parties shall be liable for compensation in proportion to the extent of their respective faults.?
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the tugowner shall not be liable if he proves that the damage suffered by the tow party is due to one of the following causes:
(1) Fault of the Master or other crew members of the tug or the pilot or other servants or agents of the tugowner in the navigation and management of the tug:
(2) Fault of the tug in saving or attempting to save life or property at sea.
The provisions of this Article shall only apply if and when there are no provisions or no different provisions in this regard in the sea towage contract.
第一百六十二条 在海上拖航过程中，承拖方或者被拖方遭受的损失，由一方的过失造成的，有过失的一方应当负赔偿责任；由双方过失造成的，各方按照过失程度的比例负赔偿责任。
虽有前款规定，经承拖方证明，被拖方的损失是由于下列原因之一造成的，承拖方不负赔偿责任： （一）拖轮船长、船员、引航员或者承拖方的其他受雇人、代理人在驾驶拖轮或者管理拖轮中的过失；
（二）拖轮在海上救助或者企图救助人命或者财产时的过失。
本条规定仅在海上拖航合同没有约定或者没有不同约定时适用。
Article 163?If death of or personal injury to a third party or damage to property thereof has occurred during the sea towage due to the fault of the tugowner or the tow party, the tugowner and the tow party shall be liable jointly and severally to that third party. Except as otherwise provided for in the towage contract, the party that has jointly and severally paid a compensation in an amount exceeding the proportion for which it is liable shall have the right of recourse against the other party.
第一百六十三条 在海上拖航过程中，由于承拖方或者被拖方的过失，造成第三人人身伤亡或者财产损失的，承拖方和被拖方对第三人负连带赔偿责任。除合同另有约定外，一方连带支付的赔偿超过其应当承担的比例的，对另一方有追偿权。
Article 164?Where a tugowner towing a barge owned or operated by him to transport goods by sea from one port to another, it shall be deemed as an act of carriage of goods by sea.
第一百六十四条 拖轮所有人拖带其所有的或者经营的驳船载运货物，经海路由一港运至另一港的，视为海上货物运输。
Chapter VIII?Collision of Ships
??第八章 船舶碰撞
Article 165?Collision of ships means an accident arising from the touching of ships at sea or in other navigable waters adjacent thereto.
Ships referred to in the preceding paragraph shall include those nonmilitary or public service ships or craft that collide with the ships mentioned in Article 3 of this Code.
第一百六十五条 船舶碰撞，是指船舶在海上或者与海相通的可航水域发生接触造成损害的事故。 前款所称船舶，包括与本法第三条所指船舶碰撞的任何其他非用于军事的或者政府公务的船艇。
Article 166?After a collision, the Master of each of the ships in collision is bound, so far as he can do so without serious danger to his ship and persons on board to render assistance to the other ship and persons on board.
The Master of each of the ships in collision is likewise bound so far as possible to make known to the other ship the name of his ship, its port of registry, port of departure and port of destination.
第一百六十六条 船舶发生碰撞，当事船舶的船长在不严重危及本船和船上人员安全的情况下，对于相碰的船舶和船上人员必须尽力施救。
碰撞船舶的船长应当尽可能将其船舶名称、船籍港、出发港和目的港通知对方。
Article 167?Neither of the parties shall be liable to the other if the collision is