Notice · Maritime, Shipping & Transport
Notice of readiness (voyage charter), with acceptance under reserve
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 validity is doubtful.
- Kind
- Notice. A formal notice to serve or publish.
- Where it applies
- Australia, International / cross-border
- AI use
- Yellow AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at
- 18 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 18 October 2026 against the 2 authorities it cites, for Australia and International / cross-border.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use when the vessel arrives at the load or discharge port or berth and the charter requires notice of readiness before laytime can start, or when acting for charterers or receivers who must respond to a notice without waiving their position on its validity.
How AI may be used
AI may fill the notice from the charter terms and the vessel's arrival data and check it against the tender conditions; the master and the lawyer or operator decide whether the vessel is ready and the notice may be tendered.
AI may
- Extract the notice clause (place, hours, method, addressees, turn time) from the charter and the recap
- Fill the notice with the vessel, port and arrival times from the master's report
- List each tender condition and whether the arrival data shows it is met
AI must not
- Must not state that the vessel is ready in all respects, in free pratique or cleared, unless the master has confirmed it
- Must not choose to tender at a waiting place unless the charter permits it (for example WIBON or WIPON wording)
- Must not accept a notice on behalf of charterers or receivers without the "under reserve" wording the lawyer approves
The lawyer checks
- The vessel has reached the place the charter requires and is legally and physically ready to load or discharge
- The notice is tendered within the hours, by the method and to the addressees the charter requires
- Any acceptance is expressly without prejudice to the charterer's rights on validity and the commencement of laytime
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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