ability of a ship for a particular voyage with a particular cargo. It also refers to the obligation of shipowners and carriers to provide a vessel and crew fit to confront the perils of the sea.
the fitness of a ship in all respects to cope with conditions likely to encounter at sea; this includes not only her hull and equipment, but also her crew competency, sufficient stores and bunkers quantity
Fitness of a vessel to travel in open sea mostly related to a particular voyage with a particular cargo.
The fitness or safety of a vessel for its intended use.
There is an implied warranty in every voyage policy that the ship must be seaworthy at the commencement of the insured voyage or, if the voyage is carried out in stages, at the commencement of each stage of the voyage. To be seaworthy, the ship must be reasonably fit in all respects to encounter the ordinary perils of the contemplated voyage, properly crewed, fuelled and provisioned, and with all her equipment in proper working order. Cargo policies waive breach of the warranty except where the insured or their servants are privy to the unseaworthiness. Breach of the warranty is not excused in a hull voyage policy, literal compliance therewith being required. Although there is no warranty of seaworthiness in a hull time policy, claims arising from unseaworthiness may be prejudiced if the ship sails in an unseaworthy condition with the knowledge of the insured.
The fitness of a vessel to encounter the ordinary perils of a voyage. There is an implied warranty in a voyage policy that the vessel is seaworthy in all respects including its equipment, stores and manning.
This term refers to the condition of the ship, based on the whether it can maintain sufficient levels of safety while in navigation. Seaworthiness is based on construction, equipment, crew and physical condition of the vessel. Should the vessel fail in any combination of these conditions or because of overloading, untrained officers, or other variable may cause it to become unseaworthy.
The sufficiency of a vessel in materials construction, equipment, crew and outfit for the trade in which it is employed. Any sort of disrepair to the vessel by which the cargo may suffer -- overloading, untrained officers, etc., may constitute a vessel un-seaworthy.
