Bunker Quality Clause Samples

Bunker Quality. 45.1 The Owners or its agent shall provide that bunkers supplied comply with ISO 8217:2010 RMG 380 or ISO 8217:2010 RMK 500, where available, or alternatively ISO 8217:2005(E) for heavy fuel and with ISO 8217:2010/2005 DMA for distillate and subsequent amendments to any of the foregoing, and comply with Marpol Annex VI reg 14 and 18 as amended. Where these standards are not available, the Owners or its agent shall submit to the Managers the specifications of the available fuels in order for the Managers to recommend an alternative course of action. 45.2 At the time of delivery of the Vessel the Owners or its agent shall place at the disposal of the Managers, the bunker delivery note(s) and any samples relating to the fuels existing on board. During the currency of the contract, the Owner or its agent shall ensure that bunker delivery notes are presented to the Vessel on the delivery of fuel(s) and that during bunkering representative samples of the fuel(s) supplied shall be taken at the Vessel's bunkering manifold and sealed in the presence of competent representatives of the fuel supplier and the Vessel as foreseen by Marpol. 45.3 Without prejudice to anything else contained in this contract, the Owners or its agent shall provide that fuel supplied is of such specifications and grades to permit the Vessel, at all times, to comply with any requirements (i.e. the maximum sulphur content) of any emission control zone when the Vessel is ordered to trade within that zone. 45.4 The Owners or its agent also warrant that any bunker suppliers, bunker craft operators and bunker surveyors used by the Owners or its agent to supply such fuels shall comply with Regulations 14 and 18 of MARPOL Annex VI as applicable, including the Guidelines in respect of sampling and the provision of bunker delivery notes. 45.5 Owners or its agent to provide that the quantity of the bunker kept on board is sufficient for the intended voyage plus a 20% margin. If the next voyage is less than 10 days, the minimum extra margin of bunker fuel is at least for 2 days of navigation. For vessel with a single boiler system, minimum 30 tons of distillate to be always kept on board. Commingling of bunker is not recommended. Managers not to be held responsible for any consequence of commingling. 45.6 In the event of a dispute with bunkers suppliers regarding the bunker's quality, the Managers will advise the Owners for their consideration/decision.

Bunker Quality. Charterers to supply fuel and diesel oil which must comply with ISO Standard 8217 RME25 (1996E), or better quantity for the vessel’s engines and ‘ISO 8217 DMB (1996E)’ or better quality for the vessel’s engines, or any amendments thereof. All values estimated in the ISO 8217 Specification to be considered as maximum allowable values. Charterers shall only supply suitable fuels as per Specifications. Charterers to supply fuels to be mineral based products of stable and homogenous nature, and shall not contain waste lubricants, tar oil, inorganic acids, nuclear waste, chemicals or any other harmful substances. Sludge removal, to be effected during loading and/or discharging operations in Charterers’ time but Owners’ account, provided bunkers delivered by Charterers are found to be in compliance with bunker specification in line with vessel’s description. If bunkers supplied does not conform with the mutually agreed specification(s) or otherwise prove unsuitable for burning in the vessel’s engines or auxiliaries, the Owners shall not be held responsible for any reduction in the vessel’s speed performance and/or increased bunker consumption, nor for any time lost and any other consequences.