适货义务是承运人在海上货物运输中对货物承担的重要义务,但该义务在学术和实践中较少受到关注。在比较《海牙规则》、《汉堡规则》、《鹿特丹规则》以及《海商法》相关条文的基础上,通过具体案件对承运人的适货义务及责任期间进行分析和论证。 The obligation of fitness is an important obligation of the carrier to carry the goods in the carriage of goods by sea. However, the obligation is paid less attention in academic and practice. On the basis of comparing the relevant provisions of the Hague Rules, the Hamburg Rules, the Rotterdam Rules and the Maritime Code, this article analyzes and verifies the carrier’s duty of fitness and the period of responsibility through specific cases.