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NYPE合同范本

NYPE93

TheNewYorkProduceExchangeTimeCharter-Revised14September1993

（PrintedinBIMCOBulletinNo.6,1993）

GeneralBackground

TheNewYorkProduceExchangeTimeCharter（hereinafterreferredtoastheNYPE）wasfirstpublishedbytheNewYorkProduceExchangein1913although,asfarascanbedetermined,thesubstanceoftheformwasinusemuchearlierbutprobablywithanothertitle.

UndertheauspicesoftheNewYorkProduceExchange,theNYPEhasbeenamendedfromtimetotime,i.e.,in1921,in1931andin1946.

IntheperiodafterWorldWarII,theNewYorkProduceExchangedeclinedasacommodityexchangeandinthelate1960'sorearly1970'stheProduceExchangedisbandedanditsfunctionsweretakenoverbywhatwasknownastheInternationalCommodityExchangewhich,itisunderstood,isnowdefunctorinactive.

Withnoup-datingoramendmenttotheNYPEsince1946,afirstattempttomodernisethecharterwasinitiatedbyTheAssociationofShipBrokers&Agents（U.S.A.）,Inc.（ASBA）,NewYorkin1977.DuringtherevisionworkASBAundertookawideconsultationwithinterestedpartiesincludingTheBalticandInternationalMaritimeCouncil（BIMCO）andTheGeneralCouncilofBritishShipping（nowTheChamberofShipping）.

Inpursuanceofthisinitiative,itwasthewishofASBAnottoproduceanentirelynewformbuttoamendthe1946Formbyincorporatingthechangeswhichwerethenmostfrequentlybeingmadeinthenegotiatingoftimechartersinthemarketplace.Nexttothis,ASBAdecidedthatclausesonlyoccasionallynegotiatedshouldnotbeincludedintherevisedform,butwouldbeplacedinanattachedRiderofSuggestedAdditionalClausessomeorallofwhichmightthenbeaddedtothebasiccharterwhensoagreedbythepartiesinvolvedinaparticularfixture.

Therevisedform,knownasthe"ASBATIME"waspublishedbyASBAin1981butgainedonlylimitedacknowledgmentanduseinthemarketplace.AlthoughASBAhadhopedthatthetechniqueadoptedinthe"ASBATIME1981"bymakingavailableacomprehensivelistofsuggested,optionalclausesintheattachedprintedRiderwouldhelptocombatthe"RiderSyndrome"soinherenttotheNYPE1946form,themarketcontinuedtousetheoldNYPE1946withanever-increasingnumberof"home-made",oftenbadlydraftedriderclauses,manyofwhichappearedtohavebeenhastilydraftedduringlateafternoonrushhoursand,asaresult,causingnumerousdisputes.ManyexamplesofexecutedNYPE1946formshaveshownthat,inagreatmanyinstances,verylittleoftheprintedtextisleftintactbecauseofnumerousdeletionsandamendmentscombinedwithsometimesupto40-50,ifnotmore,riderclauses.Itis,therefore,notsurprisingthatovertheyearsthecharterpartiesagreedontheNYPE1946formhavebeenthesubjectofadrasticincreaseinlitigationandarbitration.

OnthisbackgroundandrecognisingtheimportanceoftheNYPEasthemostcommonlyusedtimecharterformfordrycargovessels,theCharteringandDocumentaryCommitteeofASBAdecidedin1992,inco-operationwithTheBalticandInternationalMaritimeCouncil（BIMCO）andtheFederationofNationalAssociationsofShipBrokersandAgents（FONASBA）,toundertakeageneralrevisionoftheNYPE/ASBATIMECharter,takingintoaccountchangesinmarketpracticesandship'stypesetc.whichhadtakenplacesincethelatestrevisionand,thereby,hopefullyproduceaworkableandup-to-dateformwhichwouldbeendorsedinthemarketplaceandwhichwouldassistthepartiesintheirday-to-daybusinesstransactions.

Inpursuanceofthisobjective,aJointWorkingGroupconsistingofrepresentativesfromASBA,BIMCOandFONASBAhassincebeenworkingcloselytogether.Throughoutthepreparatoryrevisionworkgreateffortshavebeenmadetorevisethecharterinsuchamannersoastostrikeafairbalancebetweentheparties;whereshortcomingsanduncertaintiesexisted,totrytoclarifythedocumentbyuseofaptwordsandrecognisedtradeterminology;toimprovethestructureofthecharterinordertofacilitatereadingandgeneraloverview;tointegrateintothebasicformofthechartersuchclauseswhicharealreadycommonlyaddedinaRiderinordertoreducethescopeofdisputessooftenarisingfrombadlydraftedriderclausesandtointroducesuchchangesasdeemednecessarytoconformtomoderncustomsandmodernshiptechnology.Inthisconnection,anumberoftheRiderClausessuggestedintheASBATIMERiderofSuggestedAdditionalClauseshasnowbeenincorporatedintheprintedbodyoftherevisedCharter;otherclausesrepresentanewapproachtolong-standingproblemsandnewclauseshavebeenaddedsuchas,forinstance,anAnti-DrugAbuseClauseandaStowawaysClausecomparabletothoseoftenaddedtomanyproformaNYPEChartersusedbymajorcharterers.

TherevisionworkhasnowbeencompletedandtheresultingrevisedNewYorkProduceExchangeTimeCharter,CodeName:

NYPE93,marked"RevisedSeptember14th,1993"hasbeenofficiallyapprovedbytheBoardofGovernorsofASBAandhasbeenadoptedbytheDocumentaryCommitteeofBIMCOasa"Recommended"form;similarly,thecharterhasbeenadoptedbytheCharteringandDocumentaryCommitteeofFONASBA.

ExplanatoryNotesonClauses

Preamble

Toconformtomodernshiptechnology,areferenceto"GT"hasbeenadded.

ItislefttothepartiestofillintheactualfigureagreedinrespectofmaximumforceontheBeaufortwindscaledependingonthesizeandtypeofvesselandherenginepower.

InthePreambleaswellasinvariousotherplacesinthecharter,itisnecessarytospecifywhether"long"or"metric"tonswhichisalsoimportantinrelationtotherateofhire（Clause10）iffixedpertononthevessel'stotaldeadweightcarryingcapacity.

AnAppendix"A"hasbeenprovidedforfilling-insuchfurtherdetailsofthevesselasmayberequired.ItisofparticularimportancetoinsertinAppendixAafullspecificationofthebunkerfueloiltobesuppliedforburninginthevessel'smainenginesandauxiliaries（forfurthercommentsonthissubjectseealsocommentsonClause9below）.

Clause1-Duration

Toavoidrecurringdisputesonthedurationofcharter,itisrecommendedtospecifyclearlytheexactperiodofhirewithanymargin,ifalsoagreed.

Clause2-Delivery

TheNYPE1946providedinLine22forthevesseltobe"ineverywayfittedfortheservice".ThiswasamendedintheASBATIME1981revisiontoread"ineverywayfittedforordinarycargoservice"whichwasfoundtobeclearerandhas,therefore,beenmaintainedintheNYPE93.

Clause3-On-OffHireSurvey

WhereastheNYPE1946ChartercontainednoOn-OffHireSurveyClause,suchclausewasincludedasanoptionalclauseintheASBATIMERiderofSuggestedAdditionalClauses.

ThisclausehasnowbeenincorporatedintheNYPE93andhasbeenclarifiedtotakeintoaccount,interalia,thefactthatnowadaysvesselsareoftendelivered/re-deliveredduringseapassageoronarrival/departurepilotstationwherenosuchsurveyscanbeconducted.

Clause4-DangerousCargo/CargoExclusions

InsteadofablanketexclusionofdangerouscargoesasfoundintheNYPE1946,Line25,thisclausefollowsthecorrespondingclauseintheASBATIME1981whichpermitsthecarriageofdangerouscargoifcarriedinaccordancewiththerequirementsofrelevantauthoritiesbutstillexcludesthecarriageoflivestock,arms,ammunition,explosives,aswellasnuclearandradioactivematerials（sub-clause（a））.

Recognisingthatmanyhullinsurancepoliciesputalimitontheamountofdangerouscargotobecarriedonanyvoyage,newprovisionshavebeenincluded（sub-clause（b））which,ifIMO-classifiedcargoisagreedtobecarried,requirethepartiestoagreeandfillinthemaximumamountofsuchcargo;theclausealsogivesclearrulesastothepacking,labelling,loadingandstowingofsuchcargoaccordingtoIMOregulations.

Clause5-TradingLimits

TheprintedprovisionsintheNYPE1946（Lines27-31）specifyingtradingareasandlimitsareobsoleteandoftenamendedinpractice.ThiswaschangedintheASBATIME1981leavingittothepartiestospecifytheagreedtradinglimitsandexcludedareas.TheNYPE93alsoprovidesaccordingly.

Clause6-OwnerstoProvide

and

Clause7-ChartererstoProvide

Theseclauses,whicharecommoninalltimecharterpartyforms,remainessentiallythesameasintheASBATIME1981,withsomeminorrevisionofwording.

Clause8-PerformanceofVoyages

Thisclause,whilstkeepingthebasicowners'/charterers'divisionofresponsibilityforcargo,hasbeenclarifiedinordertoremoveuncertaintiesexistinginClause8oftheNYPE1946includingitsseriousshortcomingofomittinganyreferenceto"discharge"which,therefore,isusuallybeingtype-addedinpractice.IntheASBATIME1981（Clause8）,insteadofdescribingcharterers'cargoresponsibilitiesintermsofanobligation"toload,stowandtrim"asfoundintheNYPE1946,theclauseprovidesthatthecharterersare"toperformallcargohandling".Thisprovisionwhichencompassesthepreviouslydescribedfunctions（including"discharge"asomittedintheNYPE1946）hasbeenkeptintheNYPE93anddoesnot,assaid,alterthebasicowners'/charterers'divisionofresponsibilityforcargointheoriginalNYPE1946.

BoththeNYPE1946andtheASBATIME1981containprovisionsregardingsigningofbillsoflading,etc.,which,ithasbeenfoundtobesomewhatmisplacedinaclausewhichbasicallydealswiththeperformanceofthevoyage.Provisionscoveringthesigningofbillsoflading,etc.arenowfoundinaself-standingclause（Clause30）forcommentsonwhichseebelow.

Clause9-Bunkers

The