DRYDOCKING EXPENSES DUE
TO PARTICULAR AVERAGE
When the vessel has a claim and it needs to be repaired for
particular average , there is 2 ways for
the owner but sometimes it needs to be carried out temporary repairs for the safetly
of the vessel or immediately to be repaired.
Together with this; it is always wondered how the costs of
the repairs will be calculated between the underwriters and the owners. Lets
check the situations.
The cost of docking
and undocking the vessel together
with the dock dues for the relevant period from a claim against in full except
where such repairs are effected concurrently with owner’s repairs which also
require the use of the drydock and which are either ;immediately necessary for the
seaworthiness of the vessel or effected on the occasion of a routine
drydockking.
In each of the above cases the costs of docking and
undocking the vessel are halved , together with the dock dues for the common
period.
On the other side; the owner can take advantage of the
situation to out his own repairs in drydock even though the repairs are
required for the classification purposes and the drydock expenses will fall to
be borne by underwriters.
If we give an example
at a routine drydock repairs are
carried out in drydock ;
Particular average : 10 days
Owners : 15 days
Docking / Undocking Usd
10.000
Dock Dues:
10 days @ 1000 10.000
5 days
@ 1000 5.000
15 days Usd 25.000
P.A. Owners
Usd 5.000 Usd 5.000
Usd 5.000 Usd 5.000
Usd
5.000
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Usd 10.000 Usd 15.000
Particular Average ; Accident 1: 10
days
Particular Average : Accident 2: 6 days
Owners : 12 days
P.A. 1 P.A.2 Owners
Docking /
Undocking USD 18.000 USD 4.500 USD 4.500 USD 9.000
Dock dues:
6 DAYS @ 1000 USD 6.000 1.500 1.500 3.000
4 DAYS @ 1000 USD 4.000 2.000 2.000
2 DAYS @
1.000 USD 2.000 2.000
12 DAYS USD 30.000 USD 8.000 USD 6.000 USD 16.000
The similar principle of division is generally applied also
to expenses such as the following ;
· * Tank-
cleaning / gas- freeing
* Superintendent’s
charges
· * Watchman,
fire line and the other general expenses charged on a Daily basis.