(2) Goods, whether or not carried in containers, may be carried on deck or under deck without notice to the Merchant or any notation on the face hereof and all such Goods (including goods stowed in poop forecastle, deck house, passenger spaces, state rooms or any other covered space) whether carried on deck or under deck shall participate in General Average and shall, save as provided in Clause 21(3) below, be deemed to be within the definition of Goods for the purposes of the Hague Rules, Hague Visby Rules and COGSA and shall be carried subject to the provisions of Clause 2 of this Bill of Lading.