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