DRYDOCKING EXPENSES DUE TO PARTICULAR AVERAGE

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

 Under the curcumstance showed above the owners will bear half of the drydock expenses even where more than one set of particular average repairs are effected;

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.    

 So,   I hope the above can be easily understood how the calculations are made , not to cause any problem with the parties.

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