# 商法 / Commercial Code — 第七百九条 (Article 709)

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- Law: 商法 (Commercial Code), 明治三十二年法律第四十八号
- English title "Commercial Code": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第七百九条 (Article 709)（船長による職務代行者の選任） — address `art-709`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-709
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-709
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### 第七百九条（船長による職務代行者の選任） — (Appointment of Proxy by Master)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-709 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-709 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-709</sup>

  **第一項**  船長は、やむを得ない事由により自ら船舶を指揮することができない場合には、法令に別段の定めがあるときを除き、自己に代わって船長の職務を行うべき者を選任することができる。この場合において、船長は、船舶所有者に対してその選任についての責任を負う。
  <sup>art-709/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-709/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-709/par-1</sup>
  If the master is unable to command the ship due to a compelling reason, the master may appoint another person to perform the master's duties, unless otherwise provided for by laws and regulations. In this case, the master is responsible to the shipowner for the appointment.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 商法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/132AC0000000048/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-11-05
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Commercial Code — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb), retrieved 2026-11-05
- This site's parser, version 224 — 商法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-05