The Full on hire off hire condition surveying and certificate

What is on hire survey?

A ship hirer is called "the charterer", the owner of the ship is called "the owner"

What is the difference between on hire and off hire?

What is Bunker and Condition Survey Purposes?

The Full on hire off hire condition surveying and certificate are conducted and issued for all parties in chartering of the ship on worldwide as the evidence in delivery and re-delivery at DLOPS Dropping Last Outward Sea Pilot Station.

In the marine and maritime shipping, a party / person hires (the charterer" a marine vessel called "on-hire"

after operation period of the ship for carriage of the cargo, or other purposes, they re-turn this ship to the owner of the ship, called "off-hire".

there are two parties, three parties or more, it is based on numbers the parties of Owenrs and Charterers in on-hire / off-hire of the ship

 

The main content of hiring of the ship

1. Condition of the ship

2. Bunker quantities (all kinds of oils on boardd of the ship's tanks)

What is on hire surveying of AIM Group?

The on hire (or off-hire) condition survey is an inspection of vessel's holds, main deck, cargo working areas and external shell plating. It is performed in order to identify any damage present prior to the vessel going on/off hire. By doing it repetitively for many years, AIM Control's surveyors became experts in analysing a vessel.

What is the difference between on hire and off hire in inspecting and reporting in AIM Group's surveying?

The Full On-Hire condition are inspecting and reporting at AIM Group's are

1. Assessing the general structural condition of the vessel at the time of charter as the evidences in comparision with until a off-hiring of the ship.

2. Measuring all amounts and types of Oil currently in that ship's tanks, then calculating the volume, weight of each type.

3. Issuing the Report and Certificate of AIM Group's Full onhire condition surveying.

The Full Off-Hire condition are inspecting and reporting at AIM Group's are

1. Re-assessing the general structural condition of the vessel at the time of charter off to identify any damages as the evidences in comparision with her condition the on-hire previous period.

2. Measuring all amounts and types of Oil currently in that ship's tanks, then calculating the volume, weight of each type.

3. Issuing the Report and Certificate of AIM Group's Full offhire condition surveying.

What is Bunker and Condition Survey Purposes?

A bunker and conditional survey of a vessel is a key component used when establishing and documenting the condition of a vessel. Done when ownership changes or when a time charter is arranged, it protects your interests and marine business. The payment of hire is an obligation under a charterparty; this obligation is usually to pay hire without deduction or set-off. However, it is normally qualified by an off-hire clause which suspends the obligation to pay hire if the ship is prevented from performing the required services.

On/Off-Hire Surveying conddition and rules

Upon delivery and redelivery of the Vessels, either party shall have the right to appoint the ship surveyor of AIM Group to conduct an on-hire or off-hire survey, as applicable, for the purpose of ascertaining the quantity of bunkers on board and the condition of each Vessel.

Fuel, consumable stores, and lubricants aboard at the time of delivery shall become the property of Charterer. Only at redelivery at the end of the Extended Charter Period, Charterer shall receive credit, as appropriate, at current prices for net changes in fuel consumable stores, and lubricants aboard as of the time of redelivery as compared to amounts aboard at the time of delivery of the ship. Without payment to Shipowner, Charterer shall have the use of all equipment, pumps, gear, outfit, shipboard spares, furniture, furnishings, and non-consumable stores at the time of delivery, all of which shall remain the property of Shipowner and all of which or the equivalent of which shall be returned to Shipowner on redelivery of the ship in the same good order and condition as on delivery, reasonable wear and tear excepted.

Prior to delivery and redelivery the parties shall, unless otherwise agreed, each appoint AIM Group's surveyors, for their respective accounts, who shall not later than at first loading port/last discharging port respectively, conduct joint on-hire/off-hire surveys, for the purpose of ascertaining quantity of bunkers on board and the condition of the Vessel. A single report shall be prepared on each occasion and signed by each surveyor, without prejudice to his right to file a separate report setting forth items upon which the surveyors cannot agree. If either party fails to have a representative attend the survey and sign the joint survey report, such party shall nevertheless be bound for all purposes by the findings in any report prepared by the other party. On-hire survey shall be on Charterers' time and off-hire survey on Owners' time.

 

See more:

The on hire off hire condition surveying and report / certificate

The on hire off hire bunker surveying and certification

Charterer’s surveyor

Marine Ship’s surveyor

Marine risk management

Bimco contracts and clauses chartering

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