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54 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-SHIPOWNERS' LIABILITY-OCT. 24, 1936 ARTICLE 2. ARTICLE 2, 1. Les obligations de l'armateur 1. The shipowner shall be liable doivent couvrir les risques: in respect of- a) de maladie ou d'accident sur- venus entre la date stipul6e dans le contrat d'engagement pour le commencement du service et l'expiration de 1'en- gagement; b) de deces resultant d'une telle maladie ou d'un tel accident. 2. Toutefois, la legislation na- tionale peut prevoir des excep- tions: a) pour l'accident qui n'est pas survenu au service du navire; b) pour l'accident ou la maladie imputable A un acte inten- tionnel ou A une faute inten- tionnelle ou A l'inconduite du malade, du blesse ou du de- cede; c) pour la maladie ou l'infirmit6 dissimulee volontairement au moment de 1'engagement. 3. La legislation nationale peut prevoir que les obligations de l'armateur ne s'appliqueront pas en ce qui concerne la maladie, ni en ce qui concerne le deces impu- table directement A la maladie, lorsque la personne employee a refuse de se soumettre A un examen medical au moment de 1'engage- ment. ARTICLE 3. Aux fins de la presente conven- tion l'assistance A la charge de l'armateur comprend: a) le traitement medical et la fourniture des medicaments et autres moyens th6rapeuti- ques de qualitd et quantit6 suffisantes; b) la nourriture et le logement. (a) sickness and injury occurring between the date specified in the articles of agreement for reporting for duty and the termination of the engage- ment; (b) death resulting from such sickness or injury. 2. Provided that national laws or regulations may make excep- tions in respect of: (a) injury incurred otherwise than in the service of the ship; (b) injury or sickness due to the wilful act, default or misbe- haviour of the sick, injured or deceased person; (c) sickness or infirmity inten- tionally concealed when the engagement is entered into. 3. National laws or regulations may provide that the shipowner shall not be liable in respect of sickness, or death directly attrib- utable to sickness, if at the time of the engagement the person em- ployed refused to be medically examined. Liability of ship- owner. Sickness and injury during term of em- ployment. Resultant death. Exceptions by na- tional law or regula- tion permitted. Refusal to be medi- cally examined. ARTICLE 3. For the purpose of this Conven- .m edina ct o and tion, medical care and mainte- nance at the expense of the ship- owner comprises: (a) medical treatment and the supply of proper and sufficient medicines and therapeutical appliances; and (b) board and lodging. 1695