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

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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 Ladingb.m. – Board Measure (Timber Trade)

B.m. – Board Measure (Timber Trade)

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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

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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 PortC/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

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DO – Diesel Oil

DOP – Dropping Outward Pilot

DWAT – Deadweight all told

DWCC – Deadweight Cargo Capacityeaon – 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 (przewoźnik nie ponosi kosztόw załadunku i wyładunku, a jedynie koszt trymerki w porcie załadunku)

f.i.o.s. – Free in and out and stowed (przewoźnik nie ponosi kosztόw załadunku, sztauerki i wyładunku)

FIOST – Free In and Out Spout Trimmed

f.i.o.t. – Free in and out and trimmed (przewoźnik nie ponosi kosztόw załadunku, trymerki i wyładunku)

FIOT - Free In and Out Trimmed

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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. – FreightFrt. 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 – GuaranteeH.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

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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/h’less 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 IndemnityL.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

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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 (Master’s) Option

M/R – Mate’s 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 providedN.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

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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 Captain’s optionROB – 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

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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 CoastUSWC – United States West Coast

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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

Z - GMT

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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

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