This document contains abbreviations and terms commonly used in ship chartering. Some key ones include:
- AA - Always Afloat
- AARA - Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area
- ABOARD - On or within the ship
- ABT - About
- A&S - Arrival & First Sea Pilot Station (Norway)
- CFR - Cost and Freight. Seller pays all costs to a nominated port of discharge.
- CIF - Cost, Insurance and Freight.
- FIOS - Free In and Out Stowed. Charterer pays loading and discharging costs including stowage.
- FIO
The Forwarder´s Concern: An introduction into the marine liability of forwarders, carriers and warehousemen, the claims handling and the related insurance
This document contains abbreviations and terms commonly used in ship chartering. Some key ones include:
- AA - Always Afloat
- AARA - Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area
- ABOARD - On or within the ship
- ABT - About
- A&S - Arrival & First Sea Pilot Station (Norway)
- CFR - Cost and Freight. Seller pays all costs to a nominated port of discharge.
- CIF - Cost, Insurance and Freight.
- FIOS - Free In and Out Stowed. Charterer pays loading and discharging costs including stowage.
- FIO
This document contains abbreviations and terms commonly used in ship chartering. Some key ones include:
- AA - Always Afloat
- AARA - Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area
- ABOARD - On or within the ship
- ABT - About
- A&S - Arrival & First Sea Pilot Station (Norway)
- CFR - Cost and Freight. Seller pays all costs to a nominated port of discharge.
- CIF - Cost, Insurance and Freight.
- FIOS - Free In and Out Stowed. Charterer pays loading and discharging costs including stowage.
- FIO
This document contains abbreviations and terms commonly used in ship chartering. Some key ones include:
- AA - Always Afloat
- AARA - Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area
- ABOARD - On or within the ship
- ABT - About
- A&S - Arrival & First Sea Pilot Station (Norway)
- CFR - Cost and Freight. Seller pays all costs to a nominated port of discharge.
- CIF - Cost, Insurance and Freight.
- FIOS - Free In and Out Stowed. Charterer pays loading and discharging costs including stowage.
- FIO
ABBREVIATION MEANING AA Always Afloat AAAA Always Accessible Always Afloat AAOSA Always Afloat or Safe Aground. ondition for a !essel w"ilst in #ort AARA A$sterda$%Antwer#%Rotterda$ Area ABA&T Toward t"e rear 'stern( of t"e s"i#. Be"ind. ABOAR) On or wit"in t"e s"i# ABOVE )E* On t"e dec+ 'not o!er it % see A,O&T( ABT About A)OM Address o$$ission A))EN)-M Additional c"artering ter$s at t"e end of a c"arter #arty A&S.S Arri!al &irst Sea .ilot Station 'Norway( A&&REIG/TMENT T"e "iring of a s"i# in w"ole or #art A&T At or towards t"e stern or rear of a s"i# AGRO-N) Touc"ing or fast to t"e botto$ AG0 All Going 0ell A/, Australian /old ,adders AI)S TO NAVIGATION Artificial ob1ects to su##le$ent natural land$ar+s indicating safe and unsafe waters A,O&T Abo!e t"e dec+ of t"e s"i# AMI)S/I.S In or toward t"e centre of t"e s"i# AN/ORAGE A #lace suitable for anc"orage in relation to t"e wind2 seas and botto$ ANT/AM Antwer#%/a$burg Range A.S Arri!al .ilot Station ARAG A$sterda$%Rotterda$%%Antwer#%Gent Range ARBITRATION Met"od of settling dis#utes w"ic" is usually binding on #arties. A clause usually in a c"arter #arty A3S Alongside ASBA A$erican S"i#bro+ers Association AS.0 Any Safe .ort in t"e 0orld ASTERN In t"e bac+ of t"e s"i#2 o##osite of a"ead AT)NS/IN Any Ti$e )ay3Nig"t Sundays and /olidays Included AT/0ARTS/I.S At rig"t angles to t"e centreline of t"e s"i# AT-T Actual Ti$es -sed to ount BA*,ETTER 0"ere a seller3s"i##er issues a 4letter of inde$nity4 in fa!our of t"e carrier in e5c"ange for a clean bill of lading BA& Bun+er Ad1ust$ent &actor. A &uel Surc"arge e5#ressed as a #ercentage added or subtracted fro$ t"e freig"t a$ount2 reflecting t"e $o!e$ent in t"e $ar+et #lace #rice for bun+ers. BA,E A. ubic ca#acity of a !essels "olds to carry #ac+aged dry cargo suc" as bales3#allets BA,,AST /ea!y weig"t2 often sea water2 necessary for t"e stability and safety of a s"i# w"ic" is not carrying cargo BA,,AST BON-S o$#ensation for relati!ely long ballast !oyage BAREBOAT /TR. Bareboat "arter % Owners lease a s#ecific s"i# and control its tec"nical $anage$ent and co$$ercial o#erations only. "arterers ta+e o!er all res#onsibility for t"e o#eration of t"e !essel and e5#enses for t"e duration. BBB Before Brea+ing Bul+. Refers to freig"t #ay$ents t"at $ust be recei!ed before disc"arge of a !essel co$$ences B)I Bot" )ates Inclusi!e BEAM T"e $a5i$u$ breadt" or t"e greatest widt" of a s"i# BE,O0 Beneat" t"e dec+ BEN)S Bot" Ends ',oad 6 )isc"arge .orts( BI Bot" Inclusi!e BIMO T"e Baltic and International Mariti$e ouncil B, '7( Bale B, '8( 'Bill of ,ading( A docu$ent signed by t"e carrier w"ic" acts as a ontract of Affreig"t$ent2 a recei#t and e!idence of title to t"e cargo. BM Bea$ BN Boo+ing Note BOB Bun+er on Board BO&&ER Best Offer BO0 T"e forward #art of a s"i# TERM., S & CHARTRING ABBREVIATION BROB Bun+ers Re$aining on Board BRO*ERAGE .ercentage of freig"t #ayable to bro+er 'by owners in c3#4s( or a##licable to sale or #urc"ase BSS Basis BSS 737 Basis 7 .ort to 7 .ort BT Bert" Ter$s B-,*/EA) A !ertical #artition se#arating co$#art$ents B-N),ING T"is is t"e asse$bly of #ieces of cargo2 secured into one $anageable unit. T"is is rele!ant to ite$s suc" as Structural Steel2 /andrails2 Stairways etc. 0"ilst t"is is a !ery fle5ible descri#tion2 a rule of t"u$b is to #resent cargo at a si9e easily "andled by a large '8: tonne( for+lift. B-N*ERS Na$e gi!en for !essels &uel and )iesel Oil su##lies 'Originates fro$ coal bun+ers( B-O; An anc"ored float used for $ar+ing a #osition on t"e water or a "a9ard or a s"oal and for $ooring B0A) Brac+is" 0ater Arri!al )raft A& urrency Ad1ust$ent &actor BM ubic Metres B&T 'or &T( ubic &eet &R 'or 6&( ost and &reig"t /ART A $a# used by na!igators /O.T "arterers O#tion /TRS "arterers I& ost2 Insurance 6 &reig"t. Seller #ays all t"ese costs to a no$inated #ort or #lace of disc"arge. *) o$#letely +noc+ed down OA ontract of Affreig"t$ent % Owners agree to acce#t a cost #er re!enue tonne for cargo carried on a s#ecific nu$ber of !oyages. I. arriage and Insurance #aid to... OA. ontract of Affreig"t$ent "arter .arty OB losing of Business OB,)N losing of Business ,ondon O) as" On )eli!ery OGSA arriage of Goods by Sea Act ONGESTION .ort3bert" delays ONS onsu$#tion 3SNEE ONSIGNEE. Na$e of agent2 co$#any or #erson recei!ing consign$ent O. usto$ Of .ort . 'or 3.( "arter .arty .) "arterers .ay )ues .T arriage .aid To <) usto$ary <uic+ )es#atc" R urrent Rate ROB argo Re$aining on Board RN rane RT argo Retention lauses2 introduced by c"arterers based on s"ortage of deli!ered cargo because of increased oil #rices ST entisto+e TR ontainer &itted )A )isburse$ent Account )A& )eli!er At &rontier )A.S )ays all .ur#oses 'Total days for loading 6 disc"arging( )AM&OR)ET )a$ages for )etention. .enalty if cargo is not ready w"en s"i# arri!es for wor+ing '7st day of ,aycan(.T"is is not detention w"ic" is c"arged for s"i#s ti$e on delay. If t"e cargo is ready t"ere is no )AM&OR)ET ))- )eli!ered )uty un#aid. )). )eli!ered )uty .aid. )E* A #er$anent co!ering o!er a co$#art$ent2 "ull or any #art t"ereof )EM )e$urrage '<uay Rent(. Money #aid by t"e s"i##er for t"e occu#ying #ort s#ace beyond a s#ecified =&ree Ti$e= #eriod. )E< )eli!ered E5 <uay )ES )eli!ered E5 S"i# )ES. )es#atc". Ti$e sa!ed2 reward for >uic+ turnaround% in dry cargo only TERM., S & CHARTRING ABBREVIATION )ET )etention 'See )AM&OR)ET( )EV )e!iation. Vessel de#arture fro$ s#ecified !oyage course )&RT )eadfreig"t. S#ace boo+ed by s"i##er or c"arterer on a !essel but not used )/)ATSBE )es#atc" /alf )e$urrage on All Ti$e Sa!ed Bot" Ends )/)0TSBE )es#atc" /alf )e$urrage on 0or+ing Ti$e Sa!ed Bot" Ends )IS/ )isc"arge )* )ec+ ),OS. )ro##ing ,ast Outwards Sea .ilot )O )iesel Oil )O,S. )ro##ing Off ,ast Sea .ilot )O. )ro##ing Outward .ilot )OT )e#art$ent of Trans#ort )NRAOS,ON, )iscount%less and Non%Returnable argo and3or S"i# ,ost or Not ,ost )RA-G/T 'or )RA&T( )e#t" to w"ic" a s"i# is i$$ersed in water. T"e de#t" !aries according to t"e design of t"e s"i# and will be greater or lesser de#ending not only on t"e weig"t of t"e s"i# and e!eryt"ing on board2 but also on t"e density of t"e water in w"ic" t"e s"i# is lying. )R* )erric+ )-NNAGE Materials of !arious ty#es2 often ti$ber or $atting2 #laced a$ong t"e cargo for se#aration2 and "ence #rotection fro$ da$age2 for !entilation and2 in t"e case of certain cargoes2 to #ro!ide s#ace in w"ic" t"e tynes of a for+ lift truc+ $ay be inserted. )0AT 'or )0T( )eadweig"t. 0eig"t of cargo2 stores and water2 i.e. t"e difference between lig"ts"i# and loaded dis#lace$ent. EBB A receeding current E East oast EI- E!en If -sed E,VENT Electrice Ventilation ETA Esti$ated Ti$e of Arri!al ET Esti$ated Ti$e of o$#letion ET) Esti$ated Ti$e of )e#arture ETS Esti$ated Ti$e of Sailing E?0 E5 0or+s &A &ast as can &AS &ree Alongside S"i#. Seller deli!ers goods to a##ro#riate doc+ or ter$inal at #ort of e$bar+ation and buyer co!ers costs and ris+s of loading &A &ree to arrier. A $odern e>ui!alent of &AS used in inter$odal trans#ort w"ere goods are transferred at a no$inated forwarders #re$ises2 de#ot or ter$inal but not actually on board !essel. &) '&)IS( &ree )isc"arge &)) &reig"t )e$urrage )ead%freig"t &)ES. &ree )es#atc" &)E)ANRSAO,ON, &reig"t )ee$ed Earned2 )iscountless And Non%Returnable 'Refundable( S"i# And Or argo ,ost Or Not ,ost &EN)ER A cus"ion2 #laced between s"i#s2 or between a s"i# and a #ier2 to #re!ent da$age &E- Standard @:A ontainer &/E? &ridays3/olidays E5cluded &/IN &ridays3/olidays Included &I,O &ree In3,iner Out. Sea freig"t wit" w"ic" t"e s"i##er #ays load costs and t"e carrier #ays for disc"arge costs. &IO &ree In3Out. &reig"t boo+ed &IO includes t"e sea freig"t2 but no loading3disc"arging costs2 i.e. t"e c"arterer #ays for cost of loading3disc"arging cargo. &IOS &ree In3Out Stowed. As #er &IO2 but e5cludes stowage costs. &IOST &ree In3Out and Tri$$ed. "arterer #ays for cost of loading3disc"arging cargo2 including stowage and tri$$ing. &IOT &ree In3Out and Tri$$ed. As #er &IOS but includes tri$$ing2 e.g. t"e le!elling of bul+ cargoes. &IOS includes sea freig"t2 but e5cludes loading3disc"arging and stowage costs. &IT &ree In Tri$$ed &I0 &ree In 0agon TERM., S & CHARTRING ABBREVIATION &I?ING "artering a Vessel &I?T-RE onclusion of s"i#bro+ers negotiations to c"arter a s"i# % an agree$ent &,AT.A*ING argo to be #resented stac+ed and secured as an integral unit. &,T &ull ,iner Ter$s &M &ederal Mariti$e o$$ission &ME &orce Ma1eure E5ce#ted &MS &at"o$s &O7 &or Orders &O8 'I&O( &uel Oil3Inter$ediate &O &OB &ree Out &OB &ree on Board. Seller sees t"e goods =o!er t"e s"i#As rail= on to t"e s"i# w"ic" is arranged and #aid for by t"e buyer &O&&ER &ir$ Offer &OG &or Our Guidance &O< &ree On <uay &OR &ree On Rail &ORE MACE-RE lause li$iting res#onsibilities of t"e c"arterers2 s"i##ers and recei!ers of cargo. &ORE%AN)%A&T In a line #arallel to t"e +eel &OR0AR) Toward t"e bow of t"e s"i# &OT &ree On Truc+ &O07 &irst O#en 0ater &O08 &ree On 0"arf &. &ree .rati>ue. learance by t"e /ealt" Aut"orities &R &irst Refusal. &irst atte$#t at best offer t"at can be $atc"ed &REEBOAR) T"e $ini$u$ !ertical distance fro$ t"e surface of t"e water to t"e gunwale &RT &reig"t. Money #ayable on deli!ery of cargo in a $ercantile condition &REE )ES.AT/ If loading3disc"arging ac"ie!ed sooner t"an agreed2 t"ere will be no freig"t $oney returned. &REE E?INS &ree of any E5tra Insurance 'Owners( &REE O-T &ree of disc"arge costs to owners. Includes sea freig"t only. &R-STRATION "arterers w"en cancelling agree$ent so$eti$es >uote 4doctrine of frustration4 i.e. !essel is lost2 e5tensi!e delays. &0A) &res" 0ater Arri!al )raft &0)) &res" 0ater )e#arture )raft &;G &or ;our Guidance &;I &or ;our Infor$ation GA General A!erage GEAR A general ter$ for ro#es2 bloc+s2 tac+le and ot"er e>ui#$ent G,S 'G,ESS( Gearless GNN Gencon 'GENERA, ON)ITIONS( GN 'or GR( Grain 'a#acity( GO Gas Oil G. Grain a#acity. ubic ca#acity in 4grain4 GR Geogra#"ical Rotation. .orts in order of calling GR) Geared GRT Gross Registered Tonnage GSB Good2 Safe Bert" GS. Good2 Safe .ort GS.B Good2 Safe .ort3Bert" GTEE Guarantee G-N0A,E T"e u##er edge of a s"i#4s sides 8/ Second /alf /A /atc" /AG-E R-,ES ode of $ini$u$ conditions for t"e carriage of cargo under a Bill of ,ading /AT/ An o#ening in a s"i#4s dec+ fitted wit" a watertig"t co!er /B& /ar$less Bul+ &ertili9er /),TSBEN)S /alf )es#atc" ,ay Ti$e Sa!ed Bot" Ends /)0TS /alf )es#atc" 0or+ing 'or 0eat"er( Ti$e Sa!ed //)0 /andy /ea!y d.w. 'Scra#( /IRE T3 Re$uneration /MS /ea!y Metal Scra#s TERM., S & CHARTRING ABBREVIATION /O /old /O,) A co$#art$ent below dec+ in a large !essel2 used solely for carrying cargo /-,, T"e $ain body of a s"i# /0 /ig" 0ater I0 Intercoastal 0aterway D bays2 ri!ers2 and canals along t"e coasts 'suc" as t"e Atlantic and Gulf of Me5ico coasts(2 connected so t"at !essels $ay tra!el wit"out going into t"e sea IM)G International Mariti$e )angerous Goods ode IMO International Mariti$e Organisation IN 63OR OVER Goods carried below and3or on dec+ IN) Indication INTERMO)A, arriage of a co$$odity by different $odes of trans#ort2 i.e. sea2 road2 rail and air wit"in a single 1ourney INOTERMS 'Refer to co$$ents in co!ering state$ent on front #age A%&( IT& International Trans#ort 0or+ers &ederation 'Trade -nions(. o$#lies on crewing ITINERAR; Route%Sc"edule I- If -sed I-/TA-T If -sed2 /alf Ti$e Actually To ount I0, Institute 0arranty ,i$its *EE, T"e centreline of a s"i# running fore and aftE t"e bac+bone of a !essel *NOT A $easure$ent of s#eed e>ual to one nautical $ile 'F2:GF feet( #er "our ,ANE METER A $et"od of $easuring t"e s#ace ca#acity of Ro3Ro s"i#s w"ereby eac" unit of s#ace ',inear Meter( is re#resented by an area of dec+ 7.: $eter in lengt" 5 8.: $eters in widt". ,AS/ To "old goods in #osition by use of Ro#es2 0ires2 "ains or Stra#s etc. ,AT ,atitude. T"e distance nort" or sout" of t"e e>uator $easured and e5#ressed in degrees. ,A;AN ,aycan ',ayday ancelling )ate( ,A;TIME Ti$e at "arterers dis#osal for #ur#ose of loading3disc"arging ,3 ,etter of redit ,R ,owest urrent Rate ,EE T"e side s"eltered fro$ t"e wind ,EE0AR) T"e direction away fro$ t"e wind. O##osite of windward ,EE0A; T"e sideways $o!e$ent of t"e s"i# caused by eit"er wind or current ,& ,oad &actor. .ercentage of cargo or #assengers carries e.g. @2::: tons carried on a !essel of 7:2::: ca#acity "as a load factor of @:H ,IEN Retention of #ro#erty until outstanding debt is #aid ,NG ,i>uefied Natural Gas ,OA ,engt" O!erall of t"e !essel ,OA) ,INE SEE .,IMSO,, ,INE ,O& ,loyds O#en &or$ ,OG A record of courses or o#eration. Also2 a de!ice to $easure s#eed ,OI ,etter of Inde$nity ,ONGIT-)E T"e distance in degrees east or west of t"e $eridian at Greenwic"2 England ,O0 ,ast O#en 0ater ,S 'or ,-M.S( ,u$#su$ &reig"t. Money #aid to S"i##er for a c"arter of a s"i# 'or #ortion( u# to stated li$it irres#ecti!e of >uantity of cargo ,S) ,as"ed Secured )unnaged ,T7 ,iner Ter$s ,T8 ,ong Ton I 72:7F.:J +ilogra$ '828@: lbs( ,T// ,iner Ter$s /oo+3/oo+ ,0 ,ow 0ater ,;N ,aycan ',ayday ancelling )ate( MANI&EST In!entory of cargo on board MB Merc"ant Bro+er M)O ')O( Marine )iesel Oil MI)S/I. A##ro5i$ately in t"e location e>ually distant fro$ t"e bow and stern MIN3MA? Mini$u$3Ma5i$u$ 'cargo >uantity( MOA Me$orandu$ of Agree$ent MO,/O.T More or ,ess "arterers O#tion TERM., S & CHARTRING ABBREVIATION MO,OO More or ,ess Owners O#tion MOORING An arrange$ent for securing a s"i# to a $ooring buoy or #ier MT Metric Tonne 'i.e. 72::: +ilos( M3V Motor Vessel 3 Merc"ant Vessel NAABSA Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground NM Nautical Mile. One $inute of latitudeE a##ro5i$ately F2:GF feet % about 73K longer t"an t"e statute $ile of J28K: feet NAVIGATION T"e art and science of conducting a s"i# safely fro$ one #oint to anot"er NB National argo Bureau NESTING I$#lies t"at cargo is #resented stac+ed in t"e contour of si$ilarly s"a#ed cargo2 it $ay be li+ened to a stac+ of #lates. T"is is #articularly rele!ant in t"e #resentation of tan+age stra+es for trans#ort NON%REVERSIB,E ')etention(. If loading co$#leted sooner t"an e5#ected2 t"en sa!ed days will not be added to disc"arge ti$e allowed. NOR Notice of Readiness NRT Net Restricted Tonnage N;.E New ;or+ .roduce E5c"ange OO Owners O#tion OBO Ore3Bul+3Oil Vessel OS/ O#en S"elter )ec+ OVERBOAR) O!er t"e side or out of t"e s"i# O0S Owners .6I .rotection and Inde$nity Insurance .AST-S .ast -s . .eriod of "arter .GO .art argo .T .ercent .).R .er )ay .ro Rata .ER)IEM By t"e )ay .ER SE By Itself ./.) .er /atc" .er )ay .,IMSO,, MAR* alt. .,IMSO,, ,INE alt. ,OA) ,INE An internationally recognised line #ainted on t"e side of $erc"ant s"i#s. 0"en a s"i# is loaded2 t"e water le!el is not su##osed to go abo!e t"e line. 0ater can reac" different #arts of t"e line as its te$#erature and saltiness !aries wit" t"e season and location. &ro$ w"ere .li$soll S"i##ing deri!ed its na$e. .ORT T"e left side of a s"i# loo+ing forward. A "arbour. .RATI<-E ,icence or #er$ission to use a #ort .REAMB,E Introduction to a c"arter #arty .RO&ORMA Esti$ated Account .-S .lus -s .00) .er 0eat"er 0or+ing )ay RVR Recei!er REA. Reca#itulation of t"e ter$s and conditions agreed REVERSIB,E ')etention(. If loading co$#leted sooner t"an e5#ected at load #ort2 t"en days sa!ed can be added to disc"arge o#erations. ROB Re$aining On Board RT Re!enue Tonne 'i.e. 7.: $etric tonne or 7.: cubic $eter2 w"ic"e!er greater(. T"e o!erall RT is calculated on a line%by%line basis of t"e .ac+ing ,ist using t"e largest a$ount. T"e o!erall freig"t liability is calculated on t"e total RT a$ount2 $ulti#lied by t"e freig"t rate. SAT.M Saturday ..M. SB Safe Bert" S) 'or SI)( Single )ec+er SEA&REIG/T osts c"arged for trans#orting goods o!er t"e sea. T"is does not co!er "aulage or loading3disc"arging costs but t"e sea trans#ort only SEA0ORT/INESS State$ent of condition of t"e !essel '!alid certificates2 fully e>ui##ed and $anned etc.( SE,&) Self )isc"arging SEMI%TRAI,ERS Are usually 78.: $eter flat bed road trailers S& Stowage &actor. ubic s#ace '$easure$ent tonne( occu#ied by one tonne '828@: lbs372::: +gs( of cargo TERM., S & CHARTRING ABBREVIATION S/IN Sundays3/olidays Included S/E? Sundays3/olidays E5cluded S*I)S Are bearers 'ti$ber or steel( #ositioned under t"e cargo to enable for+lift "andling at #ort2 and for ease of rigging and las"ing on board s"i#. SN Satellite Na!igation % A for$ of #osition finding using radio trans$issions fro$ satellites wit" so#"isticated n%board auto$atic e>ui#$ent SO S"i##er Owned ontainer SO& State$ent of &acts S. Safe .ort S.I)ERING Is t"e strengt"ening of circular tan+s for trans#ort2 t"is #re!ents t"e tan+s fro$ beco$ing war#ed. T"e tan+s are strengt"ened wit" steel or wood crossbea$s gi!ing a =s#ider= a##earance SRB, Signing and Releasing Bill of ,ading SS/E? Saturdays2 Sundays2 /olidays E5cluded SS/IN 'or SATS/IN( Saturdays2 Sundays2 /olidays Included STABI,IT; It is #ara$ount t"at a !essel is stable in all as#ects at all ti$es. 0"en cargo is loaded3disc"arged2 a co$#uter2 w"ic" ta+es into account t"e weig"t and #osition of cargo wit"in t"e !essel $onitor t"e stability. STARBOAR) Rig"t side of a s"i# w"en facing t"e front or forward end. STEM Sub1ect to Enoug" Merc"andise 'A!ailability of cargo(. Also2 t"e forward $ost #art of t"e bow. STERN T"e afor$ost or after #art of a s"i# S-B Sub1ect 'to(. )e#ending u#on as a condition S-.ERARGO .erson e$#loyed by a s"i# owner2 s"i##ing co$#any2 c"arterer of a s"i# or s"i##er of goods to su#er!ise cargo%"andling o#erations. Often called a #ort ca#tain. S0A) Salt 0ater Arri!al )raft S0)) Salt 0ater )e#arture )raft T/0ARTS/I.S At rig"t angles to t"e centreline of t"e s"i# TI)E T"e #eriodic rise and fall of water le!el in t"e oceans TIME BAR Ti$e after w"ic" legal clai$s will not be entered TBN To Be Na$ed 3 To Be No$inated T Ti$e "arter % Owners agree to "ire a #articular s"i# for a set lengt" of ti$e and #ro!ide tec"nical $anage$ent2 crewing etc. T. Ti$e "arter .arty TE- Standard 8:4 ontainer TO.SI)ES T"e sides of a s"i# between t"e waterline and t"e dec+E so$eti$es referring to onto or abo!e t"e dec+ TRIM &ore and aft balance of a s"i# TT, Total T0 Tween )ec+er -S -nless Sooner o$$enced -- -nless -sed --I0TA-T -nless -sed In 0"ic" ase Ti$e Actually -sed To ount V.) Vessel .ays )ues 0ATER,INE A line #ainted on a "ull w"ic" s"ows t"e #oint to w"ic" a s"i# sin+s w"en it is #ro#erly tri$$ed 0A; Mo!e$ent of a s"i# t"roug" water suc" as "eadway2 sternway or leeway 0ON 0"et"er usto$s leared Or Not 0IBON 0"et"er In Bert" Or Not 0I&.ON 0"et"er In &ree .rati>ue Or Not 0IN)0AR) Toward t"e direction fro$ w"ic" t"e wind is co$ing 0I.ON 0"et"er In .ort Or Not 0,TO/ 0ater ,ine%To%/atc" oa$ing 0OG 0it"out Guarantee 0. 0eat"er .er$itting. T"at ti$e during w"ic" weat"er #re!ents wor+ing s"all not count as layti$e 0.) 0eat"er .er$itting )ay 00) 0eat"er 0or+ing )ay 0RI 0ire Rods In ollis 00R 0"en2 0"ere Ready 0000 0ibon2 0ccon2 0if#on2 0i#on TERM., S & CHARTRING ABBREVIATION ;AR ;or+ Antwer# Rules ;A0 To swing or steer off course2 as w"en running wit" a >uartering sea L -T I GMT PREPARED BY: R.ALHUSSNI MASTER MARINER. 01/01/2007 With all re!e"t
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