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This intensive programme propels maritime professionals beyond basic calculation into advanced legal interpretation and dispute resolution.
A defining feature of the course is the “Deep Discussion” sessions, which transform the classroom into a consultancy workshop. Here, delegates troubleshoot their own “live” files and deadlocked disputes with expert guidance.
By combining rigorous case law study (e.g., The “Arrived Ship”) with hands-on workshops, participants will leave equipped to minimize revenue leakage, defend complex claims, and interpret Charter Party clauses with legal precision.
A defining feature of the course is the “Deep Discussion” sessions, which transform the classroom into a consultancy workshop. Here, delegates troubleshoot their own “live” files and deadlocked disputes with expert guidance.
By combining rigorous case law study (e.g., The “Arrived Ship”) with hands-on workshops, participants will leave equipped to minimize revenue leakage, defend complex claims, and interpret Charter Party clauses with legal precision.
What will you Learn?
- Master Documentation: Audit C/P, NOR, and SOF to identify discrepancies and valid vs. virtual tenders
- Advanced Calculation: Handle complex scenarios including Damages for Detention, Exceptions, and Interruptions.
- Apply Case Law: Utilize “Arrived Ship” precedents and critique Charter Party clauses to predict legal outcomes.
- Resolve Disputes: Formulate robust arguments for real-world conflicts and select the right resolution method.
Agenda
Establishing a legally sound basis for your calculations.
– Laytime Theory Refresher: A strategic review of core principles to ensure a unified
standard amongst all delegates.
– The Documentary Trail: Best practices for managing the critical evidence chain:
– Commencement of Time:
– Financial Implications:
– Stoppages & Exclusions:
– Practical Application:
– Laytime Theory Refresher: A strategic review of core principles to ensure a unified
standard amongst all delegates.
– The Documentary Trail: Best practices for managing the critical evidence chain:
- C/P: Interpreting controlling clauses.
- NOR: Validity and timing of the Notice of Readiness.
- SOF & PLOG: Correlating the Statement of Facts with Pumping Logs to identify discrepancies.
– Commencement of Time:
- Berth vs. Port Charters: Defining the “Arrived Ship” status and allocation of waitingtime risks.
– Financial Implications:
- Damages for Detention: Calculating unliquidated damages when laytime expires butdemurrage is not applicable.
– Stoppages & Exclusions:
- Distinguishing between Exceptions, Exemptions, and Interruptions—and how each impacts the final dollar amount.
– Practical Application:
- Worked Examples: Instructor-led walkthroughs of standard calculations.
- Exercise Set 1: Delegates tackle their first independent calculation case study
Navigating the minefield of case law and irregular events.
– Review of Day 1: Detailed analysis of Exercise Set 1 with a focus on error prevention.
– The “Arrived Ship” in Case Law:
– Timing Criticalities:
**Virtual NOR: Understanding “Virtual Arrival” clauses and digital notices.
– Forensic Analysis:
– Practical Application:
– Review of Day 1: Detailed analysis of Exercise Set 1 with a focus on error prevention.
– The “Arrived Ship” in Case Law:
- A deep dive into landmark legal decisions that define modern interpretation.
– Timing Criticalities:
- Pre- and Post- Lay/Can: Managing risks when vessels arrive outside the agreedwindow.
- The Notice of Readiness (NOR):
**Virtual NOR: Understanding “Virtual Arrival” clauses and digital notices.
– Forensic Analysis:
- Incomplete SOFs: Techniques for reconstructing events when the Statement of Facts is missing data or contested.
– Practical Application:
- Exercise Set 2: Advanced case study involving multiple dispute points.
Mastering contract nuances and solving real-world problems.
Review of Day 2: Comprehensive solution to the advanced exercise.
– Charter Party Analysis:
– The Delegates’ Dispute Workshop (Part I):
Review of Day 2: Comprehensive solution to the advanced exercise.
– Charter Party Analysis:
- Clause Comparison: A side-by-side review of different C/P forms. How subtle wording changes shift liability between Owners and Charterers.
– The Delegates’ Dispute Workshop (Part I):
- Deep Discussion of Current Problems: A unique, open-floor session where delegates present their active, ongoing disputes or past problematic claims.
- Expert Consulting: The instructor provides immediate feedback and strategic advice on these live cases, turning the classroom into a consultancy boardroom.
Closing the file: From calculation to cash settlement.
– The Delegates’ Dispute Workshop (Part II):
– Dispute Resolution Methods:
Summary & Certification: Final Q&A and presentation of course certificates.
– The Delegates’ Dispute Workshop (Part II):
- Continued deep-dive analysis of delegates’ specific laytime problems.
- Group brainstorming on complex scenarios brought by participants.
– Dispute Resolution Methods:
- Strategies for effective negotiation and amicable settlement.
- Arbitration: Overview of LMAA and other procedures including and the Small Claims Procedure.
- Time Bars: Navigating strict deadlines for claim submissions to avoid time-barring.
Summary & Certification: Final Q&A and presentation of course certificates.
Participants
Demurrage Analysts and Claims Handlers
Chartering Managers
Ship Owners and Operators
Maritime Lawyers and Arbitrators
Post-fixture Professionals
Commodity Traders
Practical Information
The course fee: £3950
Early bird price: £3650 (until 9 August, 2026)
Early bird price: £3650 (until 9 August, 2026)
- Participation in the course
- Lunches and coffee breaks during the programme
- The course materials are in hard copy and on USB device
- Industry certificate of International Business House.
Payment options are available in two forms: bank transfer and card payment.
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We provide the convenience of reserving accommodation, which is not part of the
delegate package. For further details, please don’t hesitate to contact us by e-mail
address (office@ibhouse.net).
delegate package. For further details, please don’t hesitate to contact us by e-mail
address (office@ibhouse.net).
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If you are unable to attend a course, you are welcome to provide a delegate substitution, up to 24 hours prior to the course at no extra charge.
If you wish to transfer to a different course a 10% admin charge will be made if the transfer occurs between 10-29 days before the course.
If you fail to attend the course on which you are booked and have not given prior notice to International Business House then the course fee will remain payable in full.
This cancellation policy is necessary owing to the strict limitation on attendance numbers. IBH reserves the right to amend or cancel any course, course times, dates or published prices. Changes to course prices, times and dates will be advised 30 days before the course
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Jeffrey
Advanced Laytime & Demurrage course lecturer has extensive experience. He has been involved in shipping and trading for more than 53 years and is the fourth generation of a shipping family.
The course lecturer has been a member of the Baltic Exchange since 1976 and has worked with a Lloyd’s underwriter and as a shipbroker, ship owner, gasoil futures broker, charterer, commodities trader and Expert Witness in London and abroad. Since 1994 he provides maritime and commodities commercial claims consultancy as well as public and bespoke corporate training worldwide. He has also been arbitrating maritime disputes since 1994.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Visiting Professor at the IMO’s World Maritime University in Malmo and at Shanghai Maritime University.
The course lecturer has been a member of the Baltic Exchange since 1976 and has worked with a Lloyd’s underwriter and as a shipbroker, ship owner, gasoil futures broker, charterer, commodities trader and Expert Witness in London and abroad. Since 1994 he provides maritime and commodities commercial claims consultancy as well as public and bespoke corporate training worldwide. He has also been arbitrating maritime disputes since 1994.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Visiting Professor at the IMO’s World Maritime University in Malmo and at Shanghai Maritime University.
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