Disbursements
- Disbursements by the master on account of the ship can be recovered in
a suit for wages. The terms disbursements includes all proper expenditure
made by the master on the ship and must generally be explained by
reference to what are necessaries for ship. A master can claim for
disbursements not necessarily only for the sum for which he had actually
paid and was suing. he needs to establish that the master is bringing an
action in respect of claims for which he is personally liable as master of
the ship in respect of necessaries for the ship.
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- The claim for disbursements is limited to masters, and cannot be
enforced by a mate and both in suits for wages and disbursements the
claimant should furnish accounts before commencing the action.
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- BCAS: 2102-1013
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