1. A ship in a port shall not be treated as "laid-up" unless Management is satisfied that she has no cargo on board, she is not used for storage purposes, the articles of agreement with the crew thereof have been closed other than the following who must remain on board during the entire period of lay up to man the ship and facilitate safety:

-An Engineer to man the generators;

-One Deck Officer;

-2 Seamen to deal with any emergency that may arise.

The ship has been surveyed and a certificate of seaworthiness issued by a competent authority, and it has been adequately insured.

2. Due notice of intention to "lay-up" a ship shall be given by the owners or agents thereof to Management who shall thereupon declare the date on which such ship is to be treated as a "laid-up-ship".

3. As and from such date dues shall be charged for such ship at the rate of US$10.00 per 100 GRT for the first twelve calendar weeks or part thereof and, thereafter US$ 13.00 per 100 GRT for a subsequent period of twelve calendar weeks. After the twenty four weeks, the laid-up status shall cease and the normal port charges shall be levied.

4. If such ship proceeds to another port for the purpose of being "laid-up", port dues shall be charged afresh as herein before prescribed from the date of entry of such ship into the next port.

5. All charges under this Clause shall be paid in addition to any charges payable in respect of such ships under Clause 2 and other Clauses of this Tariff.

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