NOTICES OF READINESS

NOTICES OF READINESS
 These are written documents whereby the Master brings
to the notice of the Shippers or Receivers, in their
capacity as presumed agents of the charterer, that the
ship under his command is in every respect ready to load
or discharge the goods in accordance with the provisions
of the contract of carriage.
 The notice of readiness is delivered to the Shippers or
Receivers, as a rule through the ship agent, in duplicate.
 One copy is returned to the Master after it has been
accepted or, if it has not been accepted, the reasons for
non-acceptance must be stated.
 It is from the moment the notice of readiness has been
accepted that the laydays commence, provided the ship
fulfils the following conditions:
 1) provided she is considered as an “arrived ship”, that is,
she is berthed or anchored at the place shown in the
contract of carriage, and has received free pratique;
 2) provided she is in all respects fit to load or discharge;

 3) provided the notice has been delivered to the shippers

or receivers;
 4) provided the notice has been accepted.
 Having made certain that the ship
has arrived at the time and place
laid down in the Charter Party, the
Shippers inspect the ship’s hold in
order to ascertain whether they are
fit to receive the particular cargo
the ship has engaged to transport
and it is only then that they accept
the notice.
 In accordance with usage and
under a Gencon Charter-Party, the
lay days commence at fourteen
hours on the day when the notice
has been delivered, provided this
has been done during official
hours, before twelve o’clock.
NOTICES OF READINESS
 If the notice has been delivered after twelve o’clock, the
lay days commence at eight hours on the following
working day.
 If the ship is not fit to load or has infringed other Charter
Party conditions, the notice of readiness is not accepted
and the reasons for non-acceptance are stated.
 If the ship cannot enter port immediately, the notice can
be transmitted by e-mail.
NOTICES OF READINESS
 In such a case the time she spends in the roads counts as
“waiting time” provided the clause “time lost in waiting
for berth to count as lay days” is inserted in the relevant
Charter Party.
 As a rule the vessels trading on regular lines are not
strictly bound to give notice of readiness either for
loading and discharge but they are not exempted from
sending the 72 and 24 hours’ notice, as giving their ETA.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
 1. What is a notice of readiness?
 2. To whom is the notice of readiness delivered?

 3. When is a notice of readiness delivered?

 4. Why is the notice delivered in two copies?

 5. When do the lay day commence?

 6. What conditions must be fulfilled for the lay days to

commence?
 7. What to the shippers do

before accepting the notice?

8. What ships are not bound
to give notice of readiness?
FILL IN THE BLANKS:
 A) with prepositions where required:
 The lay days commence …..fourteen hours ….the day
when the notice has been delivered.
 The notice is transmitted ….email if the ship cannot
enter ….port.
 The reasons ….non-acceptance ….the notice must be
stated.
 One copy …..the notice is returned …..the Master.

 The ship must be berthed …..the place shown ….the

contract.
 B) with the conjunctions given below: that, provided, in
order to, if, after
 The notice is not accepted …..the ship is not fit to load.

 The lay days commence at fourteen hours ….the notice

has been delivered before twelve o’clock.
 The shippers inspect the holds ….to ascertain whether
they are fit to receive the cargo.
 A copy of the notice is returned to the Master ….the
notice has been accepted.
 This document brings to the notice of the shippers ….the
ship is ready to load.
 III. What do you call the person:
 Who ships goods

 Who charters a ship

 Who receives goods

 Who writes books

 Who reads

 Who speaks

 Who works

 IV. Give the nouns corresponding to

the following verbs:
 To arrive, to accept, not to accept,
to receive, to load, to discharge, to
berth, to anchor, to deliver, to enter.
 V. Give the nouns answering the
following definitions:
 The days allowed by the charter party
for loading or unloading a vessel.
 A place, less enclosed than a harbour
where ships may ride at anchor.
 The commander of a merchant vessel

 The freight of a ship

 The place where a ship lies at a wharf

 The interior of a vessel below decks

where cargo is stowed
 An instrument that being cast
overboard, lays hold of the earth by a
hook and thus holds the vessel in a
particular place.
 VI. Translate into English:
 De ce nu s-a acceptat notisul?

 De ce nu s-a adus aceasta la cunostinta comandantului?

 De ce nu s-a inapoiat o copie comandantului?

 De ce nu s-au incarcat marfurile?

 De ce nu s-au descarcat marfurile?

 Dupa ce a scris scrisoarea, a pus-o la posta .

 Dupa ce a incarcat marfa, a ridicat ancora.

 Dupa ce a ancorat, a anuntat agentul.

 Dupa ce a acostat, a descarcat marfa.