Divers Inspection / Drydocking Sample Clauses
The Divers Inspection / Drydocking clause establishes the procedures and rights related to inspecting a vessel’s underwater parts, typically using divers or by taking the vessel out of the water (drydocking). In practice, this clause outlines when and how such inspections can be carried out, who bears the associated costs, and what actions may be taken if defects or damage are discovered—such as requiring repairs before the vessel continues its voyage. Its core function is to ensure the vessel’s seaworthiness and safety by providing a clear framework for identifying and addressing underwater issues, thereby minimizing operational risks and disputes between parties.
Divers Inspection / Drydocking. (i) The Buyers shall have the option at their cost and expense to arrange for an underwater inspection by a diver approved by the Classification Society prior to the delivery of the Vessel. Such option shall be declared latest nine (9) days prior to the Vessel's intended date of readiness for delivery as notified by the Sellers pursuant to Clause 5(b) of this Agreement. The Sellers shall at their cost and expense make the Vessel available for such inspection. This inspection shall be carried out without undue delay and in the presence of a Classification Society surveyor arranged for by the Sellers and paid for by the Buyers. The Buyers' representative(s) shall have the right to be present at the diver's inspection as observer(s) only without interfering with the work or decisions of the Classification Society surveyor. The extent of the inspection and the conditions under which it is performed shall be to the satisfaction of the Classification Society. If the conditions at the place of delivery are unsuitable for such inspection, the Sellers shall at their cost and expense make the Vessel available at a suitable alternative place near to the delivery port, in which event the Cancelling Date shall be extended by the additional time required for such positioning and the subsequent re-positioning. The Sellers may not tender Notice of Readiness prior to completion of the underwater inspection.
(ii) If the rudder, propeller, bottom or other underwater parts below the deepest load line are found broken, damaged or defective so as to affect the Vessel's class, then (1) unless repairs can be carried out afloat to the satisfaction of the classification society, the Sellers shall arrange for the vessel to be drydocked at their expense for inspection by the classification society of the vessel's under water parts below the deepest load line, the extent of the inspection being in accordance with the Classification Society's rules (2) such defects shall be made good by the Sellers at their cost and expense to the satisfaction of the Classification society without condition/recommendation** and (3) the Sellers shall pay for the underwater inspection and the Classification Society's attendance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Classification Society do not require the aforementioned defects to be rectified before the next class drydocking survey, the Sellers shall be entitled to deliver the Vessel with these defects against a deduction ...
Divers Inspection / Drydocking. The Buyer and Sellers agree that no underwater inspection by diver shall be conducted prior to delivery.