Common use of Condition of the Vessel Clause in Contracts

Condition of the Vessel. (a) Owner represents and warrants at the Delivery Date and undertakes throughout the Term that the Vessel shall be fitted in every way for the safe loading, discharging, handling and carrying of LNG in bulk at atmospheric pressure, the regasification of LNG, and the discharge of regasified LNG, and suitable for trading as set forth in Article 6. Owner (i) represents and warrants that on the Delivery Date the Vessel shall be tight, staunch, strong and otherwise seaworthy with cargo handling and storage systems (including instrumentation) necessary for the safe loading, discharging, handling, carrying and measuring of LNG, the regasification of LNG, and the discharge and measuring of regasified LNG, in good order and condition, with the Vessel and its machinery, boilers and hull in such a state as to obtain the most economic operation having regard to the rates of regasified LNG discharge and the rates of speed and fuel consumption amounts specified in Schedule I, with a main engine equipped with a system to burn boil-off gas alone, boil-off gas together with fuel oil, or fuel oil alone, and shall be fitted to burn fuel oil of normal commercial grades, and with a full and efficient complement of Master, officers and crew for a Vessel of her type and tonnage and with clean tanks and piping free of debris or other foreign matter; and (ii) undertakes throughout the Term that the Vessel shall be maintained in such condition. Owner warrants that the Vessel shall be fully stored, equipped, manned and fit in all respects for service as of the Delivery Date. (b) Owner represents and warrants at the Delivery Date and undertakes throughout the Term that the Vessel shall be fitted in every way for carrying LNG, unloading LNG or regasified LNG at any port and otherwise fully operating at all times regardless of the filling level of the Vessel’s cargo tanks. (c) Owner further represents and warrants that on the Delivery Date, and undertakes to exercise due diligence throughout the Term to ensure, that the Vessel shall be compatible with the Primary Terminals as now designed, constructed and equipped to the extent such ports are equipped to handle LNG tankers of similar cargo capacity, length, draft and containment system. The cost of attaining and maintaining such compatibility with the Primary Terminals shall be for Owner’s account; provided that, in the event the aggregate capital cost of attaining such compatibility for a given Primary Terminal should exceed ***** United States dollars (U.S. $*****) per event, Charterer shall at its election pay such excess or, alternatively, agree to delete such port from the list of Primary Terminals.

Condition of the Vessel. (a) Owner represents and warrants at the Delivery Date and undertakes throughout the Term that the Vessel shall be fitted in every way for the safe loading, discharging, handling and carrying of LNG in bulk at atmospheric pressure, the regasification of LNG, and the discharge of regasified LNG, and suitable for trading as set forth in Article 6. Owner (i) represents and warrants that on the Delivery Date the Vessel shall be tight, staunch, strong and otherwise seaworthy with cargo handling and storage systems (including instrumentation) necessary for the safe loading, discharging, handling, carrying and measuring of LNG, the regasification of LNG, and the discharge and measuring of regasified LNG, in good order and condition, with the Vessel and its machinery, boilers and hull in such a state as to obtain the most economic operation having regard to the rates of regasified LNG discharge and the rates of speed and fuel consumption amounts specified in Schedule I, with a main engine equipped with a system to burn boil-off gas alone, boil-off gas together with fuel oil, or fuel oil alone, and shall be fitted to burn fuel oil of normal commercial grades, and with a full and efficient complement of Master, officers and crew for a Vessel of her type and tonnage and with clean tanks and piping free of debris or other foreign matter; and (ii) undertakes throughout the Term that the Vessel shall be maintained in such condition. Owner warrants that the Vessel shall be fully stored, equipped, manned and fit in all respects for service as of the Delivery Date. (b) Owner represents and warrants at the Delivery Date and undertakes throughout the Term that the Vessel shall be fitted in every way for carrying LNG, unloading LNG or regasified LNG at any port and otherwise fully operating at all times regardless of the filling level of the Vessel’s cargo tanks. (c) Owner further represents and warrants that on the Delivery Date, and undertakes to exercise due diligence throughout the Term to ensure, that the Vessel shall be compatible with the Primary Terminals as now designed, constructed and equipped to the extent such ports are equipped to handle LNG tankers of similar cargo capacity, length, draft and containment system. The cost of attaining and maintaining such compatibility with the Primary Terminals shall be for Owner’s account; provided that, in the event the aggregate capital cost of attaining such compatibility for a given Primary Terminal should exceed ***** United States dollars (U.S. $*****) per event, Charterer shall at its election pay such excess or, alternatively, agree to delete such port from the list of Primary Terminals.