505. Care of cargo.

Subject to the provisions conferring protection on the carrier¹ in certain circumstances², he must³ properly and carefully load, handle, stow⁴, carry, keep, care for and discharge the goods⁵ carried⁶. 'Properly', in this connection, is not simply synonymous with 'carefully', but means in accordance with a sound system⁷. The obligation to load the cargo properly and carefully applies to deck cargo unless it is being carried outside the terms of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971 altogether⁸. The obligation to care for the goods in the course of the voyage, expressed in the words 'handle, stow, carry, keep,