---
title: "Copy a general-average clause from the bill and stop before any figure"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/build-a-general-average-and-security-worksheet-from-the-casualty-papers/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A37-A20260923-2-US"
practice_area: "Maritime, Shipping & Transport"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Copy a general-average clause from the bill and stop before any figure

> Copy any general-average clause the bill of lading already contains, and the page. Write no average figure and no security amount.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/build-a-general-average-and-security-worksheet-from-the-casualty-papers/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Maritime, Shipping & Transport](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Copy any general-average clause the bill of lading already contains, and the page. Write no average figure and no security amount. |
| What the lawyer must review | The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, the statutory note to 46 USC section 30701, states that nothing in the Act prevents insertion in a bill of lading of any lawful provision regarding general average. The Act states no formula and no security amount. It applies to carriage to or from ports of the United States in foreign trade. It does not apply to charter parties. It does not apply to carriage between United States ports unless the bill expressly states that it is subject to the Act. You decide whether the copied clause is lawful. Opinion 512: check the copy against the bill. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Build a general-average and security worksheet from the casualty papers](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/build-a-general-average-and-security-worksheet-from-the-casualty-papers.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Copy any general-average clause the bill of lading already contains, and the page. Write no average figure and no security amount.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not apply York-Antwerp Rules or any other average rules unless they are printed in the bill you copied.
- A clause in a charter party is not a bill-of-lading clause. Copy only what is on the bill.

## Sources

- [46 USC 30701 note, Carriage of Goods by Sea Act](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/46/30701) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*