Common use of Drydocking Clause Clause in Contracts

Drydocking Clause. Charterers shall upon receipt of minimum 30 days notice from the Owners agree to release the vessel from their employment free of cargo for the purpose of drydocking. Owners to respect Charterers’ trading pattern and accept to take the vessel in between Charterers’ scheduled employment wherever this may be. The actual drydocking place, port to be Owners’ choice. Vessel is to go off-hire at the time/place where she deviates from her course and to go on-hire when she is again ready at Charterers’ disposal in the same or equidistant position at Charterers’ option as when she went off-hire. If vessel is to drydock at a port where Charterers are loading/discharging/bunkering her, then vessel to go off-hire on leaving load/discharge/bunker place and to go on-hire again on leaving drydock. All bunkers consumed during off-hire are for account of Owners. Unless otherwise agreed, Owners to deliver vessel to Charterers after drydocking with same quantity of bunkers on board as when she was redelivered to Owners.