WHEN IS A LETTER OF PROTEST ISSUED

Reasons for issuing a Letter of Protest :

1. Delays/incidents during berthing/un berthing
2. Delays at loading/discharge terminal (e.g. delays due to waiting for customs or immigration clearance ; waiting for pilot(s) , tug(s) ; waiting for orders to start loading /discharging ; waiting for another ship to finish , waiting for daylight ; other)
3. Vessel overloaded/short loaded according to C/P
4. Difference between B/L and ship’s figure (quantity)
5. Bill of Lading does not contain C/P date ; named discharge port ; cargo quantity ; other.
6. Slow loading at the request of the terminal

My vessel is capable of  receiving …………..(quantity)/hour whereas the average loading rate provided by the terminal was ………….

7. Difficulty measuring ullages due to inclement weather/sea conditions

Wind …..direction………force………Beaufort

Waves….direction……….height……..meter/ft

Swell …..direction……….height……..meter/ft

8. Free water in ship’s tanks

Free water in ship’s tanks prior loading ……………….

Free water in ship’s tanks after loading ………………..

9. Restrictions imposed by discharge terminal (e.g.- line displacement ; high back pressure ; 

shore tank(s) far away and/or elevated ; slow pumping rate requested to raise roof of floating tank ; shore tank(s) full etc.)     

10. Waiting for cargo calculations/documents after completion of loading/discharge

Completed loading/discharge ……………(date/time)

Completed cargo calculations…………….(date/time)

Cargo documents on board and signed…..(date/time)

11. Crude oil washing at discharge terminal . (If the terminal restricts the number of tanks to

be crude washed , state that “ vessel is not responsible for non-pumpable cargo remaining

in the non-COW-ed tanks)

12. Delays during discharge caused by excessive sludge in cargo (Besides name of cargo ,

API/s.g. ,temperature , state that sludge was found in following tanks , attaching also a

Separate sheet with details/soundings/stripping pump log)

13. Delays during discharge caused by gaseous cargo (high Reid vapour pressure) (State

Name of cargo , API/s.g. , RVP , temperature ; attach separate sheet with details , with soundings and with stripping pump log)

14. Cargo temperature differences ( If the loading temperature of the loaded cargo differs

from the actual temperature received at ship’s manifold / or in ship’s tanks)

15. Delays caused by non-delivery of original Bill of Lading at discharge port
16. Unsafe port (Describe weather , sea conditions , swell , UKC , availability of Pilot(s) and/or tug(s) , other)
17. Unsafe berth  (Attach a mooring diagram stating that in your opinion the berth is unsafe

due to following reason(s)….)

      18.  Other LoP ((Details)