Turn Time: 12 hours turn time at loading port and discharging port respectively, unless sooner commenced. If used, actual time used to be counted as laytime
Owners to give 12 hours turn time to charterers after tendering NOR for arranging cargo/documents, if sooner commenced all time used to count as LAYTIME.
Firstly, we would like to point out that the key point is "whether Turn time can be commenced before layday", rather than "whether NOR can be tendered before the layday".
We agree that NOR can be tendered before layday, however, it does not equals to say that turn time shall be commenced before layday.
The foundation of this fixture is that the vessel is to arrive at the port of loading on and between 0000lt 5/mar and 2400lt 10/mar whereas the charterers/shippers is to have 12 hours as turn time for arrangment of cargo/docunents unless loading commences sooner. In fact, loading didn't commence sooner, then logically, 0000-1200lt 5/mar shall be deemed as turn time and shall not be counted as laytime.
