The contract of carriage of GOODs by sea is usually concluded as between the shipper and the carrier,either directly or through their respective agents.
Consequently,by virtue of the historic principle of privity of contract,only the shipper and the carrier have the right to take action against one another under the contract of carriage.The only clear exception to the rule was where the party having the right to sue assigned that right under a separate agreement to another party.
On the other hand,when GOODs are sold(as they typically are)prior to shipment,the terms of sale generally result in the risk in the GOODs passing from the seller(the shipper)to the buyer(the consignee or endorsee,in the case of a bill of lading,or the party entitled to take delivery under a waybill)when the GOODs cross the ship's rail in the port of loading.
Therefore,although the law recognizes that the shipper alone has the right to sue the carrier in contract for subsequent cargo loss or damage occurring while the carrier had charge of the shipment,the shipper is not usually the party who actually suffers that loss.
Frequently,also,depending on the terms of sale,the shipper will no longer be the owner of the GOODs at the time when the loss or damage occurs,and so will be unable to sue the carrier in tort.
问题:
The contract of carriage of GOODs by sea is usually concluded as between ________.
A.the lift should be raised slowly to avoid the accident
B.the aircraft lift on board RFA Argus should be driven by super power
C.the senior rating should give instructions in more detail to the three juniors to transfer a number of cylinders to the weather deck
D.if the unloading operation was supervised by an officer who has sufficient experience of the loads,lifting equipment and the overall operation,the accident would had been avoided