Notice of readiness (NOR)

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A notice of readiness (NOR) is the formal notice given by the master or agents to the charterer or shipper that the vessel has arrived at the agreed place and is in all respects ready to load or discharge. Its importance is practical: a valid NOR is normally what starts laytime counting.

For an NOR to be valid the ship must be an “arrived ship” under the charterparty (which depends on whether it is a berth or port charter), must actually be ready — cargo spaces prepared, holds clean and passed where required, free pratique obtainable — and the notice must be tendered in the manner and hours the charterparty prescribes.

An NOR tendered prematurely is generally invalid, and under English law it does not automatically become valid when readiness is later achieved — a trap that has generated much litigation and standard protective clauses (“whether in berth or not”, “whether in port or not”, “whether customs cleared or not”). Masters commonly re-tender NOR at intervals, or issue it “without prejudice”, to protect the owner’s laytime position.