A0003 Attachment 21 Guidelines for Off-Hire

ATTACHMENT 21

GUIDELINES FOR FULL/PARTIAL OFF-HIRE PERCENTAGES ON READINESS

ISSUES

The following are guidelines for the determination of off-hire charges against the Contractor for specific instances of failure to comply with readiness standards under IV(i), “Readiness,” and IV(j), “Off-Hire,” of this Charter Party. These standards are guidelines only and are not construed as binding and inflexible provisions of this Charter Party. When determining off-hire, the Government will recognize difficulties attributable to the Government, which are encountered by the Contractor in transporting repair and spare parts, personnel, and service representatives. The Contracting Officer at all times reserves the right to make off-hire determinations under the specific facts and circumstances of each incident at issue. If, in any particular instance, these standards operate to impose inequitable results on either the Government or the Contractor, the Contracting Officer may make appropriate adjustments to the off-hire amount suggested by the guidelines so as to comport with applicable Admiralty Law and Custom of the Trade practices.
Definitions:

OOC = Out of Commission

Mission Degrading Casualty (as applicable)

MT = Measurement Tons
Percentage Deduction

1.
Unable to Sail - Main Propulsion
Casualty or Other Cause
2.

- 100%

Main Propulsion Casualty (Speed Restrictive)

- Point to Point
Passage Evaluation
- Surveillance Operations
in Warranted Speed

- Slow
- % Decrease

3.
USCG/Other Authority Restricts Sailing
(e.g. Form 835)

- 100%

4.
USCG/Other Authority Restricts Cargo
(MT) Operations

- % Cargo Unable to Work

5.
Stern Ramp OOC
Cargo Unable to Work (MT)
(Only Means to Discharge)
6.

Stern Ramp OOC (Able to Discharge All
Load Via Other Means)

7.
LASH Crane OOC
Unable to Work (MT)

-%

- Additional Time to Up/down Cargo
- % Cargo

8.
Container Crane OOC
Unable to Work (MT)

- % Cargo

9.
General Cranes/Booms OOC
Work

- % Cargo Unable to

10.
Cargo Elevators OOC
Time to Up/down Load
11.

AC/DH OOC

Cargo Affected (MT) X

- Additional
-%

12.
Failure to maintain stable platform
for defined sea state installation/operation

- 100%

* Duration Factors: The following duration factors are applicable for use in determining reduced readiness percentages for AC/DH casualties:
- 1 - 15 days following casualty
- 16-30 days following casualty
- Beyond 30 days following casualty

=

=
=
75%

25%
50%

Note: For actual issues of lost time (VICE readiness issues), actual time lost to be used to