What is BIMCO double Banking clause?
BIMCO Double Banking Clause 1981 (d) The Owners shall be entitled to insure any deductible under the Vessel’s hull policy and the Charterers shall reimburse the Owners any additional premium(s) required by the Vessel’s Underwriters and/or the cost of insuring any deductible under the Vessel’s hull policy.
What is bunkering operation procedure?
A ship to ship bunkering bunkering is a process of transferring fuel oil in which two adjacent ship positioned alongside to each other supply fuel oil from one to another. It is the most common type of bunkering procedure at sea; where one ship acts as a terminal while the other moors.
What is the ice clause?
A standard clause in vessel chartering, dictating the course that a vessel master may take if the ship is prevented from entering the loading or discharge port because of ice, or if the vessel is threatened by ice while in port.
How many samples are taken during bunkering operations?
five samples
Also, through local agents, owners should try to obtain information on local regulations/practices related to bunker sampling in that port. During and after bunkering: Number of samples to be taken: It is recommended that at least five samples are taken.
How do you prepare for bunkering operations?
The ship must be ready for any fuel transfer before the actual process. All associated pipes and tanks should be sounded and prepared. Warning signs must be placed and the vessel’s personnel to be briefed. Both the bunker station and its trays must be cleaned, and the deck scupper must be plugged.
What is vessel redelivery?
Redelivery takes place under a time charter when the charterer’s use of the ship comes to an end and it is once again at the disposal of the owner. As there is no physical transfer of possession, an owner has to rely upon notification from the charterer that the ship has been redelivered.
What is ice in shipping?
Ice class refers to a notation assigned by a classification society or a national authority to denote the additional level of strengthening as well as other arrangements that enable a ship to navigate through sea ice. Some ice classes also have requirements for the ice-going performance of the vessel.
What is the Jason clause?
If a salving ship is owned or operated by the Owner, salvage shall be paid for as fully as if the said salving ship or ships belonged to strangers.
How should bunker samples be collected?
Sample requirements
- Location at which, and the method by which, the sample was drawn.
- Date of commencement of delivery.
- Name of bunker tanker/bunker installation.
- Name and IMO number of the receiving ship.
- Signatures and printed names of the supplier’s representative and the ship’s representative.
Why is bunker sampling done?
The bunker samples provide vital evidence to support claims against suppliers and to provide protection when facing Port State Control. It is important for the master to retain the bunker samples onboard to determine the quality specification and to demonstrate compliance with Annex VI bunker sulphur limits.
What is blue ice for shipping?
“Blue ice” or refrigerant gel, typically a cellulose gel material in a polyethylene bag or other suitable container that is available commercially, generally provided the required cooling for only up to about 24 hours, which is not satisfactory. “Dry ice” is too cold providing a temperature below -20° C.
Why do we need a bunker management suite?
The rationale behind developing the suite is simply to address the ever increasing importance of bunker issues in time charter parties and the need to ensure that the risk of bunker disputes is minimised by clearly worded clauses that reflect legislative developments.
What is BIMCO’s view on bunkering sampling?
In terms of the location of the sampling point, it is BIMCO’s view that what is of vital importance is that sampling is done by drip feed during the bunkering operation; it is of less importance whether the sampling point is at the ship’s or the barge’s manifold.
What is included in the bunkering suite?
The Suite provides clauses covering matters relating to delivery/redelivery bunkers; bunkering operations; sampling; fuel testing programmes; and ECA trading, all of which are matters that are frequently absent from or insufficient in many standard time charter parties.
What are the requirements of Bunker cooperation?
Such cooperation shall include connecting/disconnecting hoses to the vessel’s bunker manifold, attending sampling, reading gauges or meters or taking soundings, before, during and/or after delivery of fuels.