Allotted Berth Time. The allotted loading or unloading time for each LNG Vessel (“Allotted Berth Time”) shall be thirty-six (36) hours, subject to extensions for:
(i) reasons attributable to Customer, a Pilot, a Governmental Authority, the LNG Vessel or its master, crew, owner or operator, tugs, line boats, service boats, fire boats or other escort vessels, or attributable to any other party whose performance is required for the transiting and berthing of the LNG Vessel and whose performance is outside the control of SABINE;
(ii) Force Majeure;
(iii) unscheduled curtailment or temporary discontinuation of operations at the Sabine Pass Facility in accordance with Section 16.2; provided that in the circumstances described in Section 16.2(a), the repairs giving rise to such curtailment or discontinuance are reasonably necessary for the delivery of Services to Customer or Other Customers or for reasons of safety;
(iv) occupancy of the berth by an LNG vessel that arrived at berth at the Sabine Pass Facility no later than 6:00 p.m. Central Time of the scheduled loading or unloading window allocated to such LNG vessel, which shall result in an extension of no more than nine (9) hours;
(v) additional time to load or unload an LNG Vessel with an LNG cargo containment capacity greater than one hundred forty thousand (140,000) Cubic Meters, such increase over thirty-six (36) hours to be calculated in the same manner as increases over twenty-four (24) hours under Section 8.9(b)(i)b;
(vi) failure of an LNG Vessel to send the Final Notice pursuant to Section 8.4(c)(iv) or, pursuant to Section 8.4(c)(ii), failure of an LNG Vessel to give an NOR within six (6) hours of the ETA given to SABINE in the Second Notice; and
(vii) night time transit restrictions. For the avoidance of doubt, SABINE shall have the right to delay berthing of the LNG Vessel for any of the reasons set forth in (i) to (vii) above.
