---
title: "Extract the lien, cesser, and arbitration clauses from a charter"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/extract-a-lien-cesser-and-law-and-arbitration-suite-from-the-charter/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A37-A20260923-4-US"
practice_area: "Maritime, Shipping & Transport"
tier: "green"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Extract the lien, cesser, and arbitration clauses from a charter

> Quote each clause the lawyer marks, with its heading and page. Add no advice on whether the clause is enforceable.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/extract-a-lien-cesser-and-law-and-arbitration-suite-from-the-charter/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 | Green: AI drafts, lawyer checks |
| How AI is used | Quote each clause the lawyer marks, with its heading and page. Add no advice on whether the clause is enforceable. |
| What the lawyer must review | The extract is the charter text. The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, in the statutory note to 46 USC section 30701, does not apply to charter parties, though a bill of lading issued under a charter party must comply once it regulates the relations between the carrier and a holder. A written arbitration clause in a maritime transaction is valid, irrevocable, and enforceable under 9 USC section 2, save on grounds that exist for the revocation of any contract, or as chapter 4 provides. Chapter 4 was not opened. Admiralty jurisdiction is 28 USC section 1333. You read the clause before anyone relies on the extract. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Extract a lien, cesser and law-and-arbitration suite from the charter](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/extract-a-lien-cesser-and-law-and-arbitration-suite-from-the-charter.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Quote each clause the lawyer marks, with its heading and page. Add no advice on whether the clause is enforceable.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Cesser and lien wording is whatever the charter says. No statute opened here sets a cesser formula.
- Do not treat the extract as a statement that the clause will be enforced.

## Sources

- [46 USC section 30701 (Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, statutory note)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/46/30701) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [9 USC section 2 (validity and enforcement of arbitration agreements)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/9/2) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [28 USC section 1333 (admiralty and maritime jurisdiction)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1333) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Voyage charter fixture recap checklist (before the fixture is clean)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/maritime-shipping-and-transport/voyage-charter-fixture-recap-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checklist for reviewing a broker's fixture recap for a voyage charter before subjects are lifted: parties, vessel, cargo, ports, laycan, freight, laytime and demurrage, base form and riders, bills… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

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