PLEASED TO GIVE OFFER FIRM FOLLOWING ND OWNRS COUNTER W/I 30MINS. MV T.B.N VESSEL'S DESCRIPTION ALL DETAILS ABT 1. ACCOUNT : 2. DELY : DLOSP 1 SP ..... PIOO ATDNSHINC 3. LAYCAN : 4. PERIOD : ABT 11/13 MONTHS TC. ABT MEANS +/- 15 DAYS MOLCO TRADING VIA SPS SBS SAS AA AWIWL WITH LAWFUL/HARMLESS CARGOES. 5. REDELY RANGE AS FOLLOW : (PORT IN CHRS OPTION) A) BOSTON/BAHIA BLANCA RANGE INCLUDING CHRISTOBAL/BRAZIL RANGE AND CARIBBEAN PORTS B) SKAW/PASSERO RANGE INCLUDING U.K./FULL MED C) MAPUTO/CAPETOWN RANGE D) BALBOA/VANCOUVER RANGE E) JAPAN/ADEN RANGE 6. CARGO EXCLUSION : PLS ADVISE OWNERS' 7. TRADING EXCLUSION : PLS ADVISE OWNERS' 8. HIRE U.S.$... DIOT PAYABLE 15 DAYS IN ADVANCE 9. PAYMENT : FIRST HIRE + VALUE OF B.O.D. TB PAID W/I 3 BANKG DAYS AFTER VLS DLY AND CHTRS RCPT OF ORIGINAL C/P N RELEVANT INVOICES BY TLX OR FAX IN SEOUL. CHTRS ARE ENTITLED TO DEDUCT FROM LAST SUFFICIENT HIRE PAYMENTS EST OWNS' DISBT BUT MAX U.S.$ PER PORT AS WELL AS VALUE OF B.O.R. 10.ILOHC : U.S.$... LUMPSUM INCL DISPOSAL/REMOVAL OF DUNNAGE/ LASHING MATERIALS/DEBRIS, BUT DUNNAGE USED NOT TO CONTAIN HARMFUL INSECTS PROHIBITED BY USA/CANADA/COUNTRIES OF CALL. OTHERWISE ANY EXTRA TIME/EXPENSES/COSTS DIRECTLY INCURRED DURING OR AFTER COMPLETION OF DISCHARGE TO BE FOR CHTRS ACCT. 11.U.S.$500 PER HOLD FOR INTERMEDIATE HOLD CLEANING, BUT OWNS/ CREWS WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PASSING THE HOLD SURVEY FOR THE NEXT CGO. 12.U.S.$ PER MONTH OR PRO RATA FOR CABLE/VICT/ENTERTAINMENT. 13.OWNERS GTEE VSLS NOT BLACK LISTED BY TRADING COUNTRIES DUE TO VSLS FLAG/OWNERSHIP/OPERATORS/AGE AND WHATSOEVER. 14.VSL IS FREE FROM ASIAN GYPSY MOTH, ITS EGGS OR LARVAE. OWS GTEE VSL HAS NOT CALLED RUSSIAN PACIFIC OR SIBERIAN PORTS. OWS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY EXPENSES CAUSED DIRECTLY BY FAILING IN ASIAN GYPSY MOTH INSPECTION BOTH AT CANADIAN AND US PORTS. ANY EXPENSES INCURRED DIRECTLY THEREBY AT LOADING PORTS AND DISCH PORTS TO BE FOR OWS ACCT. 15.CHTRS HAVE OPTION TO CALL NAABSA AREA IN ARGENTINE/BRAZIL/ COLOMBIA AND NORWAY PORTS ONLY WHERE SIMILIAR SIZED VSL CUSOMARILY LIE SAFELY AGROUND. 16.CHTRS HAVE OPTION TO WELD PADEYES ON DECK/HCOVER/IN HOLDS AT CHTRS TIME/EXPNS N SAME TO BE REMOVED PRIOR TO REDELY O'WISE CHTRS HAVE OPTION TO REDEL VSL W/OUT REMOVAL PADEYES BY PAYING U.S.$5 PER EACH PADEYE. WELDING OPERATION SHOULD BE UNDER MASTER'S SUPERVISION AND SATISFACTION. 17.OWNES ALLOW CHTRS TO DISCH CGO W/OUT REPRESENTATION OF ORIGINAL BS/L N CHTRS PROVIDE LETTER OF INDEMNITY AS PER OWNS' PNI CLUB WORDINGS SIGNED BY CHTRS ONLY. 18.CHTRS A/O THEIR AGENTS HAVE OPTION TO SIGN BS/L ON BEHALF OF MASTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH MATE'S RECEIPTES W/OUT PREJUDICE TO THIS C/P. 19.CHTRS HAVE OPTION TO LOAD CGOES ON DECK/H.COVERS AT CHTRS TIME/EXPENSE/RISK. 20.TIME ON DELY/REDELY TO BE BASED ON GMT. 21.BUNKERS ON DELY TO BE ABT MT IFO AND ABT MT MDO. BUNKERS ON REDELY TO BE ABT SAME AS ON DELY. PRICES AT BOTH END U.S.$ /MT IFO AND U.S.$ /MT MDO. 22.OWS GTEE THAT VSL'S H.COVERS ARE TO BE WATERTIGHT ALL THROUGHOUT THIS CHARTER PERIOD AND IF ANY H.COVER FOUND DETECTIVE, SAME TO BE RECTIFIED AT OWRS' TIME AND EXPS TO INDEPENDENT SURVEYORS' SATISFACTION. CHTRS ALSO HAV THE RIGHT TO CARRY OUT HOSE TEST ON ALL HATCHES AT ANY TIME DURING THIS CHARTER. 23.VSL'S HOLDS ON DELY TO BE CLEAN/SWEPT/WASHED DOWN BY FW AND DRIED UP SO AS TO RCV CHTRS' INT CGOS IN ALL RESPECTS, FREE OF SALT, RUST SCALES AND PREVIOUS CGO RESIDUE TO THE SATISFACTION OF ON-HIRE SURVEYOR. THE ON-HIRE SURVEYOR MAY APPLY SILVER-NITRATE TEST TO CHECK ABV CONDITION AND IF THE VSL FAILS TO PASS ANY HOLD INSPECTION/TEST AS ABV, THE VSL SHOULD BE OFF-HIRE UNTIL THE VSL PASS THE SAME INSPECTION/TEST AGAIN, AND ANY EXP N TIME THEREBY OCCURRED TB OWS ACCT. 24.OWD GTEE THAT VSL'S HOLDS ARE TO BE CLEAR OF ANY FITTING/SUPER STRUCTURES SUCH AS CARDECK CURTAIN PLATES, CNTR FITTING WHATSOEVER. 25.OWS GTEE TT VSL WAS NOT RELATION TO EX-YOGOSLAVIA IN VSL'S FLAG/ OWNERSHIP/CREW/ETC. 26.ALL NEGO N EVENTUAL FIXTURE TO BE KEPT PNC. 27.IWL BREAKING OPTION : CHTRS HAVE THE OPTION TO BREAK IWL BUT ALWAYS WITH OWNS' PIROR CONSENT AND CHTRS TO PAY PREMIUM AGAINST UNDERWRITER'S INVOICE. HOWEVER IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT SUCH PREMIUM IS NOT TO EXCEED THE COST OF EQUIVALENT COVER ON THE SAME VALUE WITH LLOYDS OF LONDON AT THE RELEVANT TIME. 28.USDA/NCB CLS : OWS GTEE THAT VSL FREE FROM ASIAN GYPSY MOTH AND NEVER CALLED CIS PACIFIC PORTS FOR LAST THREE YEARS OTHERWISE OWNERS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENCES CUASED DIRECTLY THEREFROM. FURTHERMORE OWNRS GTEE THAT VSL MEETS ALL NATIONAL CARGO BUREAU/UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PLANT PROTECTION AND QUARANTINE OFFICE REGULATIONS. 29.VSL TO BE SUITABLE FOR LOADING GRAIN. OWNERS WARRANT THAT VSL IS CLASSED/APPROVED AS FULL SINGLE DECK SELFTRIMING BULK CARRIER. VSL TO BE SUITABLE FOR GRAB DISCHARGE AND BULLDOZER OPERATIONS IN HOLDS UPTO MAX PERMISSIBLE TANKTOP STRENGTH. OWNS CONFIRM THAT VSL HAS ON BOARD AN APPROVED GRAIN LOADING PALNS FOR UNTRIMMED ENDS. 30.BIMCO ISM CLAUSE TO BE APPLIED. 31.BIMCO STANDARD YEAR 200 CLAUSE TO BE APPLIED. 32.THE STEEL SLABS ARE TO BE STOWED LOADED AND DISCHARGED STRICTLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CUSTOM OF TRADE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS, INCLUDING VERTICAL BLOCK STOW, IF REQUIRED BY SHIPPERS/RECEIVER, THE CARGO IS TO BE PROPERLY DUNNAGED, CHOCKED UP, LASHED AND SECURED TO MASTER'S SATISFACTION AT CHARTERERS' RISK AND EXPENSE. CHARTERERS MUST SUPPLY SUFFICIENT DUNNAGE, LASHING MATERIALS FOR LOADING SUCH CARGO. 33.DOUBLE-BANKING TO BE ALLOWED ASF FLWG WORDING: CHTRS HV RIGHT TO LET THE VSL TO LIE SAFELY ALONGSIDE OTHER VSL(S) /COASTER(S)/LIGHTER(S) AT THE SAFE DOCK OR SAFE WHARF OR SAFE PLACE (INCL SAFE ANCHORAGE) FOR TRANSHIPMENT AND/OR DISCHARGE OF CARGO AND/OR FOR BUNKERING. SUCH OPERATIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT/ UNDER THE SUPERVISION WITH PRIOR PERMISSION OF MASTER WITH NOT TO BE UNREASONABLY WITHELD REGARDING THE GENERAL SAFETY FOR THE SUCH OPERATIONS. MASTER TO HAVE THE LIVERTY AT ANY TIME TO ORDER THE OTHER VSL(S)/COASTER(S)/LIGHTER(S) AWAY FROM HIS VSL OR REMOVE HIS OWN VESSEL BUT THE VESSEL TO ALWAYS REMAIN ON HIRE. CHTRS TO PROVIDE AT THEIR COST APPROPTIATE FENDER FOR SUCH OPERATION. TO MASTER'S SATISFACTION AND CHTRS TO TAKE NORMAL CUSTOMARY PRECAUTION FOR SUCH OPERATIONS. 34.COMM 3.75PCT HERE INCL 2.5 PCT ADD-COMM TO CHARTS 35.SUB DTLS BASED ON CHART'S P/F NYPE C/P. 36.SUB CHARTS BOD/HEAD CHART'S APPROVAL W/I 2 WORKING DYS AFMT. -END FIRM OFFER. ALSO PLEASE ADV THE FLWG CHTRS QUESTIONNAIRS BEFORE SUBJECT TIME : CHARTERERS QUESTIONNAIRE ======================== 1) NAME AND EX NAME : 2) BUILT YR/MOS : 3) FLAG : 4) TYPE : 5) DWT N DRAFT IN SUMMER SALT : WINTER SALT : TROPICAL SALT : FRESH : 6) TPI/TPC (FULL/LIGHT) : 7) LOA/BEAM/DEPTH : 8) LIGHT SHIP : 9) HOLDWISE GRAIN/BALE CUBIC CAPA : 10) NO. OF HOLDS/HATCHES : 11) HOLD SIZE (L X W X H) : FLAT TANK TOP SIZE (LXW) : 12) HATCH SIZE (L X W) : 13) TYPE OF HATCH COVER : 14) WATERLINE TO TOP OF HATCHCOAMING : FULL BLLST : HEAVY BLLST (INCL HOLD BALLAST) : 15) GEAR NO./LOCATION/SWL : 16) MAX OUTREACH OF CRANES WZ FULL SWL : 17) GRABS : 18) INTERNATIONAL GRT/NRT : PANAMA GRT/NRT : SUEZ GRT/NRT : 19) SPEED CONSUMPTION (LADEN/BLLST) : 20) IN PORT CONSUMPTION (IDLE/8HR/24HR WRK) : 21) BUNKER TANK CAPA : 22) FRESH WATER PRODUCTION(DAILY) : 23) TANK CAPACITY : 24) TYPE MAIN ENGINE AND BHP : 25) ITF : 26) CO2 FITTED : 27) AUSSIE HOLD LADDERS : 28) H.OWS/DISP.OWS FULL STYLES : 29) STRENGTHENED FOR HEAVY CGOES : 30) PERMISSABLE LOAD (MT/M2) ON TANKTOP : UPPER DECK/HATCH COVERS : FLOOR SPACE (M2) HOLD BY HOLD : 31) PEDESTAL HEIGHT OF DECK CRANE FM WEATHERDECK : 32) NATIONALITY OF OFFICERS/CREW : 33) MASTER NAME : 34) H/M VALUE : USD 35) UNDERWRITERS : 36) OWNERS P N I CLUB : 37) BUILT YARD : 38) HOME PORT : 39) CALL SIGN : 40) TLX : 41) INMARSAT TEL/FAX : 42) CLASS : 43) LAST 5 CGOES : 44) MAX CONSTANTS INCL F.WATER N STORES : 45) DWT ON VARIOUS DRAFTS (PER EVERY 50 CM) 11.00 M / 10.50 M / 10.00 M / ----- / 6.50 M / 6.00 M