Extract charterparty terms into a working table
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the charter the lawyer supplies, fill rows for parties, vessel, voyage or period, hire, laytime and demurrage clauses if printed, and the law and arbitration clause. Quote; do not interpret.
- What the lawyer must review
- The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, set out in the note to 46 USC section 30701, states that its provisions shall not be applicable to charter parties, but that if bills of lading are issued under a charter they shall comply with the Act. Do not mark COGSA package limits or the one-year suit time as terms of the charter itself. Admiralty jurisdiction for a maritime contract is in 28 USC section 1333, with the saving-to-suitors clause. The table is an extract. Opinion 512: check the rows against the charter if a tool split them.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Do not begin AI assistance until the responsible lawyer has defined and confirmed its permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Review operative clauses in the complete document, including definitions, cross-references, schedules and inconsistencies with the instructions.
- Verify the applicable jurisdiction and the version of each relevant law, rule or instrument in force at the material time.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voyage charter fixture recap checklist (before the fixture is clean) | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Checklist for reviewing a broker's fixture recap for a voyage charter before subjects are lifted: parties, vessel, cargo, ports, laycan, freight, laytime and demurrage, base form and riders, bills of lading, liens, law and arbitration. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.