A time charter contract becomes effective by virtue of one party promising to man and equip a ship and to allow the other party to use the ship for a specified period, and the other party promising to pay the hire.
定期傭船契約は、当事者の一方が艤装した船舶に船員を乗り組ませて当該船舶を一定の期間相手方の利用に供することを約し、相手方がこれに対してその傭船料を支払うことを約することによって、その効力を生ずる。
ship
「船舶」
In the part on maritime commerce (except Article 747), a ship used for navigation for the purpose of commercial transactions (商行為), other than rowboats and other boats driven only or mainly by oars.
Defined inArticle 684, paragraph (1)