---
title: "Build a laytime calculation draft from statements of facts"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/build-a-laytime-calculation-draft-from-statements-of-facts"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A37-B7-2"
practice_area: "Maritime, Shipping & Transport"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["AU"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build a laytime calculation draft from statements of facts

> Calculate laytime from the SOF.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/build-a-laytime-calculation-draft-from-statements-of-facts  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Maritime, Shipping & Transport](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Calculate laytime from the SOF. |
| What the lawyer must review | Check calculation. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Build a laytime calculation draft from statements of facts

- What the AI does: Calculate laytime from the SOF.
- What the lawyer does: Check calculation.
- Basis: No area-specific AU source found; general AI-use guidance applied to this area.
- Written for: AU
- Source basis: No area-specific AU source found; general AI-use guidance applied to this area.

## Sources

- [Uniform Law regulators: Statement on AI use in Australian legal practice](https://lsbc.vic.gov.au/news-updates/news/statement-use-artificial-intelligence-australian-legal-practice) (checked 2026-10-10)
- [LSNSW: A Solicitor's Guide to Responsible Use of AI (Jan 2026)](https://www.lawsociety.com.au/sites/default/files/2026-01/20260109%20LS4816_PSU_GuidetoAI_2026-01-08a%20FINALv2.pdf) (checked 2026-10-10)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Demurrage claim letter with laytime statement (voyage charter)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/maritime-shipping-and-transport/demurrage-claim-letter-and-laytime-statement.md) | Letter | Yellow | Owners' claim to charterers for demurrage under a voyage charter: the charter terms relied on, notice of readiness, laytime allowed and used, exceptions, time on demurrage, the amount, and the… |
| [Notice of readiness (voyage charter), with acceptance under reserve](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/maritime-shipping-and-transport/notice-of-readiness-and-acceptance.md) | Notice | Yellow | Master's notice of readiness to load or discharge under a voyage charter, with a checklist of the charter's tender conditions, and the receiving party's acceptance under reserve where readiness or… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/build-a-laytime-calculation-draft-from-statements-of-facts/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*