A hatch that is capable of being worked by two gangs simultaneously shall be counted as two hatches.
| Per Working Hatch Per Day or Per Workable Hatch Per Day |
Laytime is to be calculated by dividing the quantity of cargo in the hold with the largest quantity by the result of multiplying the agreed daily rate per working or workable hatch by the number of hatches serving that hold.
Thus
Laytime = Largest Quantity in One Hold = Days
Daily rate per hatch x Number of hatches serving that hold
A hatch that is capable of being worked by two gangs simultaneously shall be counted as two hatches. |
| Reachable on Arrival or Always Accessible |
The charterer undertakes that when the ship arrives at the port there will be a loading and discharging berth for her to which she can proceed without delay. |
| Reversible |
An option given to the charterer to add together the time allowed for loading and discharging. Where the option is exercised the effect is the same as a total being specified to cover both operations |
| Running days or Consecutive Days |
Days which follow one immediately after the other. |
| Safe Port |
A port which, during the relevant period of time, the ship can reach, enter, remain at and depart from without, in he absence of some abnormal occurance, being exposed to danger which cannot be avoided by good navigation and seamanship. |
| Safe Berth |
A berth which, during the relevant period of time, the ship can reach, enter, remain at and depart from without, in he absence of some abnormal occurance, being exposed to danger which cannot be avoided by good navigation and seamanship. |
| SHINC |
Saturday or Sunday Holidays included ( in Time ) |
| Time Lost Waiting For Berth to Count as Loading Discharging Time or as Laytime |
If the main reason why a notice of readiness cannot be given is that there is no loading / discharging berth available to the ship the laytime will continue to run, when the ship starts to wait for a berth and will continue to run, unless previously exhausted until the ship stops waiting.
The laytime exceptions apply to the waiting time as if the ship was at the loading / discharging berth provided the ship is not already on demurrage. When the waiting time ends time ceases to count and restarts when the ship reaches the loading / discharging berth subject to the giving of a notice of readiness if one is required by the charter party, and to any notice time if provided for in the charter party, unless the ship is by then on demurrage. |
| To Average |
Separate calculations are to be made for loading and discharging and ny time saved in one operation is to be set against and any excess time used in the other. |
| Unless Used |
If work is carried out during the excepted days the actual hours of work only counts at laytime. |
| Working Days |
Days of or part(s) thereof which are not expressly excluded from laytime by the charter party and which are not holidays |
| Weather Working Day |
A working day or part of a working day during which it is or, if the vessel is still waiting for her turn, it would be possible to load / discharge the cargo without interference due to the weather. If such interference occurs ( or would have occured if work had been in progress) there shall be excluded from the laytime a period calculated by reference to the ratio which would have or could have been worked but for that interference. |
| Weather Working Day of 24 Consecutive Hours |
A working day or part of a working day or 24 hours during which it is or, if the ship is still waiting for her turn, it would be possible to load / discharge the cargo without interference due to the weather. If such interference occurs ( or would have occured if work had been in progress ) there shall be excluded from the laytime the period during which the weather interfered or would have interfered with the work. |
| Weather Permitting |
Time during which weather prevents working shall not count as laytime. |
| Whether in Berth OR Not or Berth NO Berth |
If the location named for loading / discharging is a berth and if the berth is not immediately accessible to the ship a notice of readiness can be given when the ship has arrived at the port in which the berth is situated. |
| 1 SB PORT |
One safe berth or port |
