해상물건운송에 있어서 실제운송인의 법적 지위

In definition regulations of Hamburg Rules, ‘actual carrier’ means any person to whom the performance of the carriage of goods, or of part of the carriage, has been entrusted by the carrier, and includes any other person to whom such performance has been entrusted. The actual carrier is responsible for loss, damage or delay in delivery caused by an occurrence which takes place while the goods are in his charge. In Korean Maritime Law, following the regulations of Hamburg Rules, the regulations about carrier can be applied to actual carrier. But owing to the fact that the legislation is not so perfect and there is no relevant judicial explanation, the dispute often arise from the issues which is presented from this paper.