Common use of Cool-down Clause in Contracts

Cool-down. Charterer shall provide without charge LNG required for purging and cooling at delivery of the Vessel, on arrival at the loading port after regularly scheduled dry-docking or after a lay-up ordered by Charterer pursuant to Article 10. If, upon such arrival in any other circumstances, the Vessel is not in ready-to-load condition in accordance with section 28(a), the extra time and the LNG used to cool the Vessel’s cargo tanks to be in such ready-to-load condition shall be for Owner’s account (such LNG to be provided by Charterer to Owner but accounted for by Owner at the FOB price for the LNG utilized to meet the cool down requirement) unless: (i) arrival at the berth is delayed due to Charterer’s orders or fault; (ii) the Vessel arrived on schedule at the loading port (as such schedule may have been amended by Charterer’s orders to slow steam or other instructions), but was delayed in arriving at the berth due to port congestion or by reason of a permitted exception under section 22.2 suffered by Owner; (iii) arrival at the berth is delayed due to weather; (iv) the amount of heel retained in the Vessel’s cargo tanks as a result of instructions by Charterer is not enough to maintain the required temperature; or (v) cool down is otherwise required by reason of a permitted exception under section 22.2 suffered by Owner; provided, however, that the Vessel shall be Off-Hire during the extra time required to cool the Vessel’s tanks in the circumstances under this paragraph (v). Charterer shall also provide without charge LNG required for purging and cooling the Regasification Components as necessary to discharge regasified LNG.