The following message was received by BAYSHIP, the agents for the bulker Pacific Trader at Richards Bay.

Note : Petcoke is a form of coal that is used in the steel industry.

1. Using the information given to you in the message, draw a diagram of the ship BOW TO STERN.   In addition, note that she has her accommodation and engineroom aft, and that she has five cranes. Show on the diagram all the relevant information contained in the message, including the cargo distribution.
2. Assume that the vessel begins discharging at 06:00 on the day AFTER arrival, and that the expected discharge rate is 100 tons per hour per crane. Cranes will operate simultaneously. Breaks amount to 10 hours during her stay in Richards Bay.

2.1   Which hold will determine the discharge time?

2.2   How many hours will it take to discharge the ship – INCLUDING THE BREAKS? (Round off to the next hour!!)

2.3   Assume that she will sail seven hours after discharge is completed.   What is her ETD from Richards Bay?

2.4   What tasks/procedures must be completed during the seven hours between the completion of cargowork and the ship sailing?

3. Look at the details of the cargo. Assuming that the freight rate is calculated at $26.50 per ton, how much will she actually earn for this voyage?
4. What does the term laycan mean?
5. Who carries the cost of the ship arriving before the laycan? The owner or the charterer?
6. Assume that the charter party stipulated that the cargo would be discharged in 74 hours, excluding breaks, and that demurrage or dispatch would be calculated at $3000 per hour.

6.1   Did the cargo take more or less time than 74 hours to discharge excluding breaks?

6.2   Will demurrage or dispatch be enforced?

6.3   Who will need to pay whom? CHARTERER PAYS SHIPOWNER or SHIPOWNER PAYS CHARTERER.

6.4   How much will be paid?

6.5   Which of the following incidents would NOT affect demurrage or dispatch calculations?

6.5.1   A ship’s crane breaking down, delaying discharging of that hold by 4 hours

6.5.2   Six hours of rain

6.5.3   A two-day strike by harbour workers

6.5.4  A hatchcover jamming closed, delaying discharging of that hold by 2 hours.

7. The ship will take 800 tons heavy fuel oil while in port. Bunkering will be done at a rate of 100 tons per hour. Bunkering starts at 10:00 on 13 February.

7.1   How many hours will the bunkering take?

7.2   When will bunkering finish?

7.3   Will the ship be delayed by the bunkering?

8. A new chief engineer will join the ship. His aircraft has been delayed and will only land in Durban at 18:15 on 14 February. The agent estimates that he will take about an hour to clear immigration and collect his baggage at Durban airport. The taxi will take about an hour to travel from the airport to Richards Bay.

8.1   When will the chief engineer arrive on board the ship in Richards Bay?

8.2   Will the ship have to wait for him or will be arrive before the vessel’s ETD from Richards Bay?