SOME CHARTERING ABREVATIONS

Collected by Capt. Jerzy T. Idzikowski Master Mariner

AA Always Afloat AAAA Always Afloat Always Accessible a/c - account AGW all going well agw all going well amgencon amended Gencon APS Arrival Pilot Station A.R.A. - Antwerp, Rotterdam and Amsterdam range of ports A.S.A. always safely afloat a.s.a.p. as soon as possible asf as follows as per nype (New York Produce Exchange Time Charter Party 1946), Clause 6 A.T.A. Actual Time of Arrival A.T.D Actual Time of Departure ATDNSHINC Any Time Day/Night Sundays and Holidays Included A.T. American Terms (also A/T) (Grain Trade) ATDNSHINC Any Time Day/Night Sundays and Holidays Included Atdnshinc - at day night Sunday holiday included), laycan 15/25 May 2002. A.T.S.B.E - All Time Saved Both Ends a.t.s.b.e. - All Time Saved Both Ends A.T.S.D.O. - All Time Saved Discharging Only

a.t.s.d.o. - All Time Saved Discharging Only A.T.S.L.O. - All Time Saved Loading Only a.t.s.l.o. - All Time Saved Loading Only awiwl - always with Insurance Warranty Limits A.W.T.S.B.E - All Working Time Saved Both Ends a.w.t.s.b.e - All Working Time Saved Both Ends A.W.T.S.D.O. - All Working Time Saved Discharging Only a.w.t.s.d.o. - All Working Time Saved Discharging Only A.W.T.S.L.O. - All Working Time Saved Loading Only a.w.t.s.l.o. - All Working Time Saved Loading Only bb - ballast bonus B.B. Bar Bound (Grain Trade) B.B. Below Bridges B.B.B. Before Breaking Bulk BDI Both Dates Inclusive be both ends BENDS Both Ends (Load and Discharge Ports) BFI - Biffex Freight Index B/H Bill of Health B/H Bordeaux, Hamburg range of ports BI Both Inclusive B/L Bill of Lading BS/L Bills of Lading b.m. Board Measure (Timber Trade) B.m. Board Measure (Timber Trade)

B.M. Board Measure (Timber Trade) BOB Bunkers on Board B.ofL (cl) Clean Bill of lading BROB Bunkers Remaining on Board bss basis BSS basis BT Berth Terms bw brackish water (1.014 1.015) BWAD Brackish Water Arrival Draft cancl. cancelled, cancelling CBM Cubic Metre c. & f. Cost and Freight C. & F. Cost and Freight c.f.i. Cost, freight and insurance C.f.o. Cost for orders CFT Cubic Feet chabe Charterers agents both ends CHABE Charterers agents both ends chadi Charteres agents at discharging port CHADI Charteres agents at discharging port chalo Charterers agents at loading port CHALO Charterers agents at loading port c.i.f. Cost, insurance and freight c.i.f. & c. Cost, insurance, freight and commission

C.I.F. & C. Cost, insurance, freight and commission c.i.f. - e. Cost, insurance, freight and exchange C.I.F. - E. Cost, insurance, freight and exchange c.i.f.c. & e. Cost, insurance, freight, commission and exchange C.I.F.C. & E. Cost, insurance, freight, commission and exchange COA Contract of Affreightment COACP Contract of Affreightment Charter Party COGSA Carriage of Goods by Sea Act COP Custom of Port C/P (CP) Charter Party CQD Customary Quick Despatch CROB - Cargo Remaining On Board CST Centistroke CUFT Cubic Feet cwt hundred weight d/a days after acceptance DAP Days All Purposes (Total days for loading and discharging) DEM Demurrage DESP Despatch d.f. dead freight dfrt dead freight DHDATSBE Demurrage Half Despatch on all Working Time Saved Both Ends DHDWTSBE Demurrage Half Despatch on all Working Time Saved Both Ends DLOSP Dropping Last Outward Sea Pilot

dnt max. draft neap tide DO Diesel Oil DOP Dropping Outward Pilot DWAT Deadweight all told DWCC Deadweight Cargo Capacity eaon excepted as otherwise noted EIU Even If Used EAT earliest arrived Time ee errors excepted eiu even if used ETA Expected Time of Arrival ETC Expected Time of Completion ETS Expected Time of Sailing FAC Fast As Can F.DESP Free Despatch F.DIS (FD) Free Discharge FHEX Fridays Holidays Excluded FHINC Fridays Holidays Included f.i.o. Free in and out fioextrim Free in and out excluding trimming (przewonik nie ponosi kosztw zaadunku i wyadunku, a jedynie koszt trymerki w porcie zaadunku) f.i.o.s. Free in and out and stowed (przewonik nie ponosi kosztw zaadunku, sztauerki i wyadunku) FIOST Free In and Out Spout Trimmed f.i.o.t. Free in and out and trimmed (przewonik nie ponosi kosztw zaadunku, trymerki i wyadunku)

FIOT - Free In and Out Trimmed FO Fuel Oil f.o. Full out terms (Grain Trade) f.o.b. Free on board f.ob.s. free on board and stowed f.o.b.t. free on board and trimmed FOG For Our Guidance f.o.s. Free on ship fow frst open water Frt. Freight Frt. Fwd. Freight forward Frt. Ppd. Freight prepaid FW Fresh Water FWAD Fresh Water Arrival Draft FWDD Fresh Water Departure Draft FYG For Your Guidance fyi/r for your information / reference GA General Average GENCON The Baltic and International Maritime Conference Uniform General Charter (Revised 1922 and 1976) G.F. Government form G.O. Gas oil GTEE Guarantee H.E. High Explosive H.F.O. Heavy Fuel Oil h.g.s.s. Heavy grain, Soyas, Sorghum h.h.d.w. Heavy handy deadweight scrap

H.L. Heavy Lift H.S.S. Heavy grain, Soyas, Sorghum IFO Intermediate Fuel Oil IMDG International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code IMO - International Maritime Organisation inclot including overtime iutautc if used, time actually used to count I.W.L. - Institute Warranty Limits laycan lay days cancellation LAYCAN Layday Cancelling date l/hless cgo loaded harmless cargo L.H.A.R. London, Hull, Antwerp or Rotterdam L.I.F.O. Liner in free out l.i.f.o. last in first out L.L.T. London Landed Terms L.O. Lubricant Oil LOI Letter of Indemnity L.S. Lump Sum L.T. - Liner Terms LT (LTONS) Long Tons M.D.O. Marine Diesel Oil MGO Marine Gas Oil MIN/MAX Minimum/Maximum (Cargo Quantity) Misc. miscellaneous MOLCHO More or Less Charteres Option

molco more or less Charterers option moloo more or less Owners option M.O.L.O.O. more or less Owners option MOLOO More or Less Owners (Masters) Option M/R Mates Receipt MT (MTONS) Metric Tonnes nabsa not always afloat but safe aground NABSA Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground NCB National Cargo Bureau n.e.i. Not elsewhere included n.e.p. Not elsewhere provided n.e.s. Not elsewhere shown n.o.p. Not otherwise provided N.O.R. Notice of Readiness NOR Notice of Readiness n.o.r. Not otherwise rated N.O.R.A. Notice of Readiness Accepted N.O.R.T. Notice of Readiness Tendered N.O.R.T. & A. - Notice of Readiness Tendered and Accepted N/R Notice of Readiness nype New York produce exchange time Charter Party 1946 o.a.a.o.o.p. on arrival at or off the port p.c. part cargo pdpr per day per rate phpwwd per hatch per weather working day

p.p. Picked Ports ppt - prompt p.t. private terms PUT Port Utility Taxes p.w. per week pwwd SatPMSHex uu per weather working day Saturday PM, Sunday and Holiday excepted unless used PWWDSATPMSHEXUU - per weather working day Saturday PM, Sunday and Holiday excepted unless used q.c. Quality at Captains option ROB Remaining On Board RPM Revolutions Per Minute SatPMSHex uu - Saturday PM, Sunday and Holiday excepted unless used SATPMSHEX UU - Saturday PM, Sunday and Holiday excepted unless Used SATSHEX Saturday, Sunday, Holidays Excluded SATSHINC - Saturday, Sunday, Holidays Included SB safe Berth sb(s), sp(s), sa(s) except nabsa in Brazil / Argentina grain - safe berths, safe ports, safe anchorages, except not always afloat but safely aground in Brazil / Argentina when loading grain). SHex Sundays, Holidays excepted SHEX Sundays and Holidays Excepted SHEX - Sundays and Holidays Excluded SHEXEIU Sundays and Holidays excepted even if used SHEXUU Sundays and Holidays excepted unless used SHin Sundays, Holidays included

SHINC - Sundays, Holidays Included SOF Statement of Facts SOFA South Of Africa SP Safe Ports ST Short Tonnes STEM Subject To Enough Merchandise SWAD Salt Water Arrival Draft SWDD Salt water Departure Draft TBL Through Bill of Lading TC Time Charter T/C Time Charter TCP Time Charter Party T.E.U. Twenty four Equivalent Unit (Container Transport) UBL Uniform Bill of Lading USC Unless Sooner Commenced USDA United States Department of Agriculture USNH United States North of Hatteras uu - unless used UU - unless used UUIWCATUTC Unless Used In Which Case Actual Time Used To Count USD Unites States Dollar USEC United States East Coast USNH United States North of Hatteras USPAC United States Pacific Coast

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USWC United States West Coast UTC Universal Time Co-ordinated WCCON Whether Customs Cleared or Not W.F.A. With following alternation wibon Whether in Berth or Not WIBON Whether in Berth or Not WIFPON Whether in Free Pratique or NOT wipon Whether in Port or Not WIPON Whether in Port or Not WLTHC Water Line to Top of Hatch Coaming W.O.G. With other goods; Without guarantee WOG Without Guarantee WORKING COPY Copy of Charterparty not signed and may contain unchecked errors wp weather permits WP Weather Permitting w.r. war risk WTS Working Time Saved W.W.D. Weather working days WWD Weather Working Days W.W.D.SHEX Weather working days Sundays and holiday excepted W.W.D.SHINC - Weather working days Sundays and holiday included W.W.R When, where ready WWR When, Where Ready W/O OBSL without (presentation) original Bills of Lading

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Example:
Delivery will take the place on passing Cape Passero westbound atdnshinc (at day night Sunday holiday included), laycan 15/25 May 2002. Trading always via sb(s), sp(s), sa(s) except nabsa in Brazil / Argentina grain. (Safe berths, safe ports, safe anchorages, except not always afloat but safely aground in Brazil / Argentina when loading grain). Loading ports only as per nype (New York Produce Exchange Time Charter Party 1946), Clause 6 awiwl (always with Insurance Warranty Limits).

PHRASES
FIXTURE much-used word for a concluded agreement between the Owners and Charterer for sea transport of cargo or T/C OUT FIXED much-used word to describe that a fixture has been made, and/or that a specific vessel is to lift a particular cargo NOMINATED much-used word to indicate that a specific vessel is scheduled to lift a particular cargo, often a COA (contact of Affreightment) cargo ORDER CARGO TO NEAREST xx TONS when cargo is delivered alongside by railway wagon, the cargo must be loaded to the nearest full wagon REVERT /REVERING - further information will follow later STEMMED much-used word for ORDERED SUB-CHARTERER a company taking a vessel on T/C from the Charterer SUBSTEM / SUBJECT STEM depends upon commodity being available in sufficient quantity on time T/C IN vessel on T/C to the Owners T/C OUT vessel on T/C from the Owners to another company /Subcharterer 12

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