Laytime / Demurrage

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11. Charterers shall be allowed the number of hours stated in section i of part 1, together with any additional period arising under stih Clause, as laytime for loadingand discharging and for any other purposes of Charteres accordance with theprovisions of this charter.

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11.2 Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays shall be nduded in respect of laytime for loadingand discharging. Charterers may require the Vessel to load and discharge during thenight, unless loading or discharging at night is prohibited by law or regulation at theloading or discharge port.

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11.3 Save as provided elsewhere in this Charter: 

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a) Laytime, for the purpose of loading, shall not commence before 06:00 hours localtime on the Commencement Date started in section G of Part 1 unless with chareres'prior agreement in writing, in which event laytime shall commencewhen the Vessel commences loading. If the Vessel, with Charterers'prioragreement in writing or due to Charterers Instruction, has commenced loading before 06:00 hours local time on the commencement date then the time from thecommencement of loading to 06:00 hours local time on the commencement date shall additional laytime;

 

b) Laytime or demurrage shall commence, at eacch loading and each discharge port, upon the expiry of six hours after a valid NOR has become effective asdetermined under Clauses 10.4 and 10.5, berth, or when the Vessel commences loading, or discharging, whichever first occurs;

c)  Laytime or demurrage shall run until the cargo hoses have been finallydisconnected upon completion of loading or discharging,  and the master shallprocure that hose disconnection is effected promptly. However, if the Vessel isdetained solely for the purpose of awalting cargo documents at the loadport formore than threehours beyond the final disconnection of cargo hoses, laytime ordemurrage shall recommence after such period of three hours and terminateupon delivery to the Vessel of a full det of correct

 cargo documents. If, aftercompletion of loading or discharging, the Vessel is required to proceed to ananchorage for Charterers purposes, then the time spent moving from the berth tothe anchorage shall not count as part of the period of three hours referred toabove or as laytime or demurrage.

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11.4 Charterers shall pay demmurrage at the rate stated in section J of part 1 per runningday, and pro rata for part of a running day for, for all time that loading and dischargingand any other time counting as laytime exceeds laytime under this Clause 11.However, any delay arising from:

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a) adverse weather;

b) adverse sea state conditions;

c) adverse tidal conditions thich could not resonably have been predicted;

d) blockage of access to a port due to casualty or wreck;

e) fire, explosion or breakdown/ failure of equipment, plant or machinery in or about any loading or discharge port;

f) act of God;

g) act of war ;