Common use of ICE Clause in Contracts

ICE. The Vessel shall not trade in waters with a temperature below the January isotherm of minus ten degrees Celsius (-10°C). The Vessel shall not be sent to icebound waters without Owner’s prior consent and shall not force ice or follow ice breakers. Despite the receipt of Owner’s consent, if the port at which the Vessel is ordered by Charterer to discharge cargo is, or could become, inaccessible owing to ice and the Master has notified Charterer thereof, then Charterer shall be bound to order the Vessel to an alternate ice-free port at which the Vessel can discharge the cargo. Further, if the Master reasonably considers it dangerous for the Vessel to enter or remain at any discharging place for fear of the Vessel being frozen in or damaged and the Master so advises Charterer, Charterer shall provide the Master with orders to proceed to an alternate port that is ice-free at which the Vessel can discharge the cargo. If no such orders are received by the Master from Charterer prior to the time when the Master must deviate or break ground to avoid the dangerous situations described in this Clause 12.2, Owner shall cause the Master to proceed to the nearest safe, ice-free anchorage to await further orders from Charterer.