26. Both-to-blame Collision
II the (Carrying) ship comes into collision with another ship as a result of the negligence of the other ship and any act, neglect or default in the navigation or the management of the carrying ship, the Merchant undertakes to pay the carrier or where the Carrier is not the owner and in possession of the carrying ship to pay to the Carrier as trustee for the owner and/or demise charterer of the carrying ship, a sum sufficient to indemnify the Carrier and/or the owners and/or demise charterer of the carrying ship against all loss or liability to the other or non carrying ship or her owners, insofar as such loss or liability represents loss of or damage to or any claim whatsoever of the Merchant, paid or payable by the other or non carrying ship or her owners to the Merchant and set off recouped or recovered by the other or non carrying ship or her owners as part of their claim against the carrying ship or her owner or demise charterer or the Carrier. The foregoing provisions shall also apply where the owners, operators or those in charge of any ship or ships or objects, other than, or in addition to the colliding ship or objects, are at fault in respect to a collision; contact, stranding or other accident.

27. General Average
(i) General average shall be adjusted at any port or place at the option of the Carrier and subject to clause 17 (ii) in accordance with the York Antwerp Rules 19874 provided that where an adjustment is made in accordance with the law and practice of the United States of America or of any other country having the same or similar law or practice the following clause shall apply.
Now Jason Clause (a) in the event of accident, danger, damage or disaster before or after the commencement of the voyage, resulting from any causes whatsoever, whether due to negligence or not, for which, or for the consequence of which the Carrier is not responsible, by status, contract or otherwise the Goods and the Merchant shall contribute with the Carrier in general average to the payment of any sacrifices, losses or expenses of a general average nature that may be made or incurred and shall pay salvage and social charger incurred in respect of the Goods.
(b) If a salving vessel is owned operated by the Carrier salvage shall be paid for as fully as it the said sawing vessel belonged to strangers.
(ii) II the Carrier delivers the Goods without obtaining security for general average contributions, the Merchant by taking delivery of the Goods undertakes personal responsibility to pay such contributions and to provide such cash deposit of other security for the estimated amount of such contributions as the Carrier shall reasonably requite.
(iii) The Carrier shall be under no obligation to exercise any lien for general average contribution due to the Merchant.

28. Variation of the Contract etc.
No servant or agent of the Carrier shall have power to waive or vary any term of this Bill of Lading unless such waiver or variation is m writing and is specifically authorized or ratified in writing by the Carrier.

29. Vessels on Charter
In case of goods being carried by a vessel not belonging to the Carrier but chartered by him, then the carrier shall be entitled to any end all rights demurrers, prescriptions, exemptions from and limitations of habitability available to the Owners of the Vessel, as if the Bill of Lading has been issued by. the Owner of the Vessel or on his behalf.

30. Law and Jurisdiction
The contract evidenced hereby or contained herein shall be governed by Law of Country of Issue. Any claim or other dispute thereunder shall be solely determined by the courts of The Country of issue of this Bill of Lading.