Circular 2/00: Oil Pollution in the United States Tanker Voyage - Additional Premium System - 2000 Policy Year
TO THE MEMBERS
OIL POLLUTION IN THE UNITED STATES
TANKER VOYAGE ADDITIONAL PREMIUM SYSTEM - 2000 POLICY YEAR
The additional premium system for tankers carrying persistent oil to or from the United States will continue for the 2000 policy year. The new rates, which represent a reduction on 1999, are set out below. In addition the minimum tonnage threshold is reduced from 3,000 gt to 1,000 gt (see (B) below). As before a lower rate per entered ton will apply to tankers equipped with segregated ballast tanks (SBT) in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 13 of Annex 1 to MARPOL 73/78.
| non-SBT tankers | SBT tankers | |||
| (A) | Tankers of more than 1,000 gt | U.S. $0.085 | U.S. $0.075 | per entered ton, each U.S. voyage. |
| LOOP or lightening | U.S. $0.0425 | U.S. $0.0375 | per entered ton, each U.S. voyage. | |
| (B) | Tankers of 1,000 gt or less | Either U.S. $85 | U.S. $75 | each U.S. voyage |
| or U.S. $1,700 | U.S. $1,500 | per annum. | ||
| (C) | Parcel tankers carrying 5,000 m/t or less of persistent oil as cargo | U.S. $255 | U.S. $225 | each U.S. voyage. |
| (D) | Parcel tankers carrying between 5,001 and 10,000 m/t of persistent oil as cargo | U.S. $640 | U.S. $560 | each U.S. voyage. |
| (E) | Parcel tankers carrying more than 10,000 m/t of persistent oil as cargo | U.S. $0.085 | U.S. $0.075 | per entered ton, each U.S. voyage. |
Otherwise the terms are unchanged. The U.S. Oil Pollution clause 20/2/00 reflecting the above rates will be set out in an Appendix to the Rules and will be incorporated, by reference, in the certificates of entry.
Yours faithfully,
THOMAS MILLER (BERMUDA) LTD.
Dear Sirs,
