INFLUENCE OF CHARTERER ON PROPULSION AND OTHER SHIPBOARD OPERATION

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CHARTERER:- It is a person or company who hires a vessel for a specified voyage or a specified period of time.
There are three types of charters:-
1) Voyage charter
2) Time charter
3) Bareboat charter
In all above cases influence of charterer on operation of propulsion and other shipboard
Machineries during a voyage will be :-
1) VOYAGE CHARTER:- In a voyage charter laycan days are given to owner. Laycan days means a specified time period in which a vessel has to reach to the given port for loading and after loading it has to reach within a specified time period to discharge port. In case of any machinery breakdown takes place during voyage and because of that if vessel is not present at agreed port or place, the charterers are entitled to reject the vessel and cancel the charter. So. It is the duty of chief engineer to check the main engine rpm so that vessel should be present at the port or place as specified in charterparty and between laycan days. Master can take appropriate route to reach the port without the permission of chrterer.
2) TIME CHARTER:- In time charter vessel speed and fuel consumption is mentioned and agreed in charter party. As fuel is supplied by charterer, so any deviation in case of fuel or speed, the owner has to pay the compensation to the charterer. So, chief engineer has to maintain charterer required rpm to get the speed as specified in charter party. Master has to take permission from charterer before diverting the route. Route of the voyage should be approved by charterer. Similarly cargo operation time is also mentioned in the charterparty. And if it deviates from this, the vessel will be off hired for that particular period of time.
3) BAREBOAT CHARTER:- In case of bareboat charter all responsibilities regarding navigation, propulsion and maintenance of ship board machineries remain with the charterer itself.

                                          If a ship is on a time charter and has a history of unforeseen auxiliary machine breakdown at sea, I, as a chief engineer of the vessel, will check the nature and cause of breakdown. If the breakdowns are not severe and do not deter the cargo operation, there is a maintenance clause in the carter party in a time charter. For e.g. standard BIMCO charter party, it is 48 hrs/ year. So, I will plan and mobilize the engine room staff, so that maintenance is carried out in stipulated time as given in charter party. All efforts to be made to avoid the vessel becoming off hire.
   But if the nature of breakdowns is severe and can cause delay of the ship during voyage or during cargo operation, then:-
1) Company must be informed regarding the breakdown and proposed maintenance.
2) Any special assistance required like some spare parts/ stores or technicians.
3) Anticipated time for carrying out the maintenance.
All the maintenance should be carried out before the commencement of voyage, so that vessel should not get delayed and off hired.



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