What are my legal duties as a registered charterer?

• Your key obligations as a charterer include: 
  • providing a cargo that is reasonably compliant with the charter. You have a duty to carry this out so that sufficient time is factored in for the loading of the cargo and for the nomination of the discharging ports;
  • carrying out the loading and discharging of operations as they may be needed; and
  • paying the freight as per your agreement.
• As a registered charterer you should be aware that the ship’s owner or the master of a ship is legally able to open or inspect cargo that is suspected of containing dangerous goods. Neither will incur liability for carrying out this inspection.