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4. STEVEDORING
4.1. Stevedoring activities on board the Customer’s vessels are performed by
stevedores contracted by the Terminal Operator and the Terminal Operator may
at its sole discretion allocate stevedores from its list of approved service
providers to the Customer. Such stevedoring activities will include the following:
4.1.1. securing, un-securing, removing or replacement of lashing devices such
as clamps, stacking cones, twist locks, chains, wires, rods and similar
devices; and
4.1.2. un-securing and securing hatch lids, provided that if any legislation or
regulations are enacted preventing stevedores from handling hatch
covers with ship cranes, the removal of such hatch covers by ships
cranes must be carried out by the vessel’s crew. The Customer must
ensure that the vessel crew is aware of this responsibility and that such
crew is available at all times to carry out timeously the removal and
replacement of hatch covers with ships cranes.
4.2. The Customer must provide at its own cost all materials necessary for securing
containers and/or other cargo on board the vessel. The Terminal Operator is
not responsible for the security of any lashing materials which may be left by the
Customer or its agents or independent contractors at the Terminal from time to
time.
4.3. The Customer must ensure that sufficient lashing materials (clamps, twist-locks,
stacking cones, bridge-fittings, lashing bars, chains, bottle-screws) are available
to adequately secure the cargo that is intended to be loaded on board the
vessel. Such lashing materials will be made available to the stevedores as and
when required and without causing any delay to the working of the vessel.
4.4. The Customer must ensure that suitable twist-lock bins are made available for
the storage of twist-locks on the quayside during discharge and loading
operations. Such twist-lock bins must be capable of being handled by means of
a standard spreader on a container gantry crane.
4.5. The Terminal Operator accepts no liability for injury or damage to property or for
any damages, claims, costs and proceedings in respect thereof, arising out of
faulty or defective rigging, winches, derricks, cranes, ramps, elevators or other
equipment forming part of the equipment of vessels owned, chartered, operated
or controlled by the Customer. In the event of any injury, loss or damage
occurring, the Terminal Operator must notify the vessel’s Master or officer on
duty verbally, and in writing where possible, before the vessel sails.
4.6. The Customer’s vessels must have accessible hatchways and container
compartments so that containers may be discharged and loaded efficiently.
SOPCT 01/04/2013 – 31/03/2014
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