LAYTIME
Dr. Sedat Baştuğ
LAYTIME
Laytime is the time permitted in a contract for loading
and/or discharging a voyage chartered ship.
DEMURRAGE
Demurrage means an agreed amount payable to the
owner in respect of delay to the vessel beyond the
laytime, for which the owner is not responsible.
DESPATCH
Despatch means an agreed amount payable by the
owner if the vessel completes loading or discharging
before the laytime has expired.
CALCULATION OF LAYTIME
Read the relevant clauses in the governing “charter
party”
Obtain the “stament of facts”
Determine how much laytime is avaliable
Establish the “commencement” of laytime
Allow for “interruptions” to laytime
Establish when laytime will cease
Calculate how much “despatch or demurrage” is
payable
DURATION IN LAYTIME CALCULATION
Definite Laytime
Calculable Laytime
Indefinite Laytime
Definite Laytime
“Cargo to be loaded within five weather working days
of 24 consecutive hours”.
“Cargo to be discharged within three weather working
days of 24 consecutive hours”.
“Eight working days of 24 consecutive hours, weather
permitting, for all purposes”.
“Eight total days”.
Calculable Laytime
Tonnage Calculation:
Loading rate: 10,000 mts pwwd of 24 cons hrs sshinc
Discharging rate: 8,000 mts pwwd of 24 cons hrs sshex
eiu
Cargo: 40,000 mts min/max
Laytime at loading port=40,000/10,000=4 days
Laytime at discharging port=40,000/8,000=5 days
Calculable Laytime
Hatch Calculation:
Per Hatch Daily
Per Workable Hatch Daily
Calculable Laytime
Cargo: 7,000 mts
Discharge rate 175 mts per hatch daily
1575 mts cargo in the largest cargo compertment
Vessel has 5 hatches
Per Hatch Daily = 7,000 / (5x175 mts) = 8 days
Per Workable Hatch Daily = 1,575 mts / 175 = 9 days
Indefinite Laytime
Custom of the Port (COP)
Customary Despatch (CD)
Customary Quick Despatch (CQD)
Fast As Can (FAC) “As fast as the vessel can”
Damages for Detention
Shipowner/operator bears risk of bad weather, port
congestion
COMMENCEMENT OF LAYTIME
• NOR (Notice of readiness)
Arrived ship
Berth Charter
Port Charter
WIBON (Whether in Berth or Not)
WIPON (Whether in Port or Not)
Readiness
Ship physically capable of performing cargo operation
WIFPON (Whether in Free Pratique or Not)
WCCON (Whether Custom’s Cleared or Not)
COMMENCEMENT OF LAYTIME
8 / 14 CLAUSE
LOADING RATE: 7000 MTS PWWD OF 24 CONS HRS SSHINC
NOR AT LOAD PORT CAN BE TENDERED WITHIN NORMAL WORKING HRS
MON/SUN 0800/1700 IN WHICH CASE IF NOR IS TENDERED BEFORE
NOON, LAYTIME STARTS TO COUNT FROM 2 PM THE SAME DAY, IF NOR IS
TENDERED AFTER NOON, LAYTIME TO COUNT FROM 8 AM LT THE NEXT
WORKING DAY.
DISCH RATE: 4000 MTS PWWD OF 24 CONS HRS SSHEX EIU
NOR FOR DISCH PORT CAN BE TENDERED WITHIN NORMAL WORKING
HRS MON/FRI 0800/1700 IN WHICH CASE IF NOR IS TENDERED
BEFORE NOON, LAYTIME STARTS TO COUNT FROM 2 PM THE SAME
DAY, IF NOR IS TENDERED AFTER NOON, LAYTIME TO COUNT FROM 8
AM LT THE NEXT WORKING DAY.
COMMENCEMENT OF LAYTIME
NEXT WORKING DAYS CLAUSE
LOADING RATE: 3000 MTS PWWD OF 24 CONS HRS SSHEX EIU
NOR AT LOAD PORT:CAN BE TENDERED WITHIN OFFICE HOURS MON/FRI
0800/1700
TIME COMMENCING : NEXT WORKING DAYS AT 0800 HRS AFTER NOR IS
RECEIVED BETWEEN OFFICE HOURS MONDAY TO FRIDAY 0800-1700 HRS.
COMMENCEMENT OF LAYTIME
TURNTIME
LOADING RATE: 4000 MTS PWWD OF 24 CONS
HRS SHEX EIU
NOR AT LOAD PORT:CAN BE TENDERED DURING
OFFICE HOURS MON/FRI 0800/1700
TIME COMMENCING : 12 HOURS TURNTIME
COMMENCEMENT OF LAYTIME
Arrival Before Laydays:
LAYCAN : 09/13.01.2012
INTERRUPTIONS
Weekends and Holidays
SSHEX, FHEX, unless used, even if used
SSHINC, FHINC
Time from 17:00 to 08:00
Shifting between berths
Strikes
Bad weather
Breakdowns
CESSATION
Dry cargo laytime ceases with the termination of cargo
operations.
Trimming, lashing, securing time may be added
Draft surveys
CALCULATION
Non Reversible Laytime – Normal
Reversible Laytime
Average Laytime
