Charter Party Laytime Definitions

F.I.O.T Free In Out and Trimmed.

Free to the ship, with the charterer organising and paying for the
stevedoring.
Liner Terms Applicable to a liner trade where an owner has his ships regularly
calling at his arranged berths and thus can offer to load and
discharge incorporating stevedoring into the freight rate
Port An area within which ships are loaded with and / or discharges of
cargo and includes the usual places where ships wait for their turn or
are ordered or obliged to wait for their turn no matter the distance
from that area.
If the word port is not used, but the port is ( or is to be) identified by
its name, this definition shall still apply
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 occurrence, being exposed to danger which cannot be
avoided by good navigation and seamanship.
Berth The specific place where the ship is to load and or discharge.
If the word berth is not used, but the specific place is( or is to be )
identified by its name, this definition shall still apply
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 occurrence, being exposed to danger which cannot be
avoided by good navigation and seamanship.
Reachable on Arrival or The charterer undertakes that when the ship arrives at the port there
Always Accessible will be a loading and discharging berth for her to which she can
proceed without delay.
Laytime The period of time agreed between the parties during which the the
owner will make and keep the ship available for loading / discharging
without payment additional to the freight.
Customary Despatch The charter must load and or discharge as fast as is possible in the
circumstances prevailing at the time of loading or discharging.
Per Hatch Per Day Laytime is to be calculated by multiplying the agreed daily rate per
hatch of loading / discharging the cargo by the number of the ship's
hatches and dividing the quantity of cargo by the resultant sum.
Thus
Laytime = Quantity of Cargo = Days
Daily Rate x Number of Hatches
A hatch that is capable of being worked by two gangs simultaneously
shall be counted as two hatches.

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Per Working Hatch Per Laytime is to be calculated by dividing the quantity of cargo in the
Day or Per Workable hold with the largest quantity by the result of multiplying the agreed
Hatch Per Day 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.
As Fast As The Vessel The laytime is a period of time to be calculated by reference to the
Can Receive / Deliver maximum rate at which the ship in full working order is capable of
loading / discharging the cargo.
Day A continuous period of 24 hours which, unless the context otherwise
requires, runs from midnight to midnight.
Clear day or Clear Days The day on which the notice is given and the day on which the notice
expires are not included in the notice period.
Holiday A day of the week or part(s) thereof on which the notice is given and
the day on which the notice expires are not included in the notice
period
Working Days Days of or part(s) thereof which are not expressly excluded from
laytime by the charter party and which are not holidays
Running days or Days which follow one immediately after the other.
Consecutive Days
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 occurred 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 A working day or part of a working day or 24 hours during which it is
24 Consecutive Hours 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 occurred 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.
Excepted The specified days do not count as laytime even if loading or
discharging is done on them.
Unless Used If work is carried out during the excepted days the actual hours of
work only counts at laytime.

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To Average Separate calculations are to be made for loading and discharging
and any time saved in one operation is to be set against and any
excess time used in the other.

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

Notice of Readiness Notice to the charter, shipper, receiver or other person as required by
the charter that the ship has arrived at the port or berth as the case
may be and is ready to load / discharge.
In Writing In relation to a notice of readiness, a notice visibly expressed in any
mode of reproducing words and includes cable, telegram, telex, fax
(email requires the consent of all parties prior to signing of contract)

Time Lost Waiting For If the main reason why a notice of readiness cannot be given is that
Berth to Count as there is no loading / discharging berth available to the ship the
Loading Discharging laytime will continue to run, when the ship starts to wait for a berth
Time or as Laytime 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.

Whether in Berth OR If the location named for loading / discharging is a berth and if the
Not or Berth NO Berth 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.
Demurrage The money payable to the owner for delay for which the owner is not
responsible in loading and or / discharging after the laytime has
expired.
On Demurrage The laytime has expired. Unless the charter party expressly provides
to the contrary the time on demurrage will not be subject to the
laytime exceptions.
Despatch Money or The money payable by the owner if the ship completes loading or
Despatched discharging before the laytime has expired.
All Time Saved The time saved to the ship from the completion of loading /
discharging to the expiry of the laytime including periods excepted
from the laytime.
All Working Time Saved The time saved to the ship from the completion of loading /
or All Laytime Saved discharging to the expiry of the laytime excluding any notice time
and periods excepted from the laytime.

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CHOPT Charterers option ( often refers to a discharge port )

ATUTC All time used to count

SHINC Saturday or Sunday Holidays included ( in Time )

1 SB PORT One safe berth or port