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2. Chartering Alternatives
Pages 15-20

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... Almost any of the various schemes involving federal programs, in general, and research and survey missions, in particular, can be described by parametric combinations of the alternatives in Table 2-1. Contractor Provides a Ship Operated by the User In an A-1 type of charter, a bare-boat charter, the shipowner leases the entire vessel (platform)
From page 16...
... The charter party will stipulate that the vessel must be redelivered in the same good order and condition as when delivered, with exception of ordinary wear and tear. Contractor Operates Ship Provided by User Alternatives B-1 and B-2 are variations of A-1, with the single difference being that the user, almost exclusively the federal government, has provided the ship.
From page 17...
... Examples of these include the short-term charters by NOAA for fisheries research and the long-term charters by the NSF for its Ocean Science Drilling Program ~ Joides Resol union) and Antarctic Research Program (Polar Duke)
From page 18...
... Long-term charters offer NOAA the attractive possibility to renew its aging fleet assets through use of lease-purchase, or similar leasing arrangements, which make the asset available to the user at the end of the lease. This can be a cost-effective mechanism to avoid the difficult process of obtaining major appropriations for high capital cost assets.
From page 19...
... Examples of end products that might be acquired by NOAA on a turnkey basis include bathymetric maps of the EEZ or fisheries stock assessments for a designated area. A general contractor proposing a turnkey project may offer an end product on a day-rate or a lump-sum basis (fixed price)
From page 20...
... TABLE 2-2 Charter Advantages and Disadvantages Potential Advantages Flexibility of getting ship where and when needed No major capital investment Fixed, known cost rates Reduces FTEb positions required of an agency May have favorable cost comparison under suitable planning conditions Can be easily terminated when requirements change/cease Potential Disadvantages Suitable vessel may not be availablea May have substandard safety provis ions May be poorly designed and outfitted for research purposes, e.g., inadequate laboratories, obsolete oceanographic equipments May have substandard berthing, messing, and comfortsa Contractual problems: multiyear funding, sole-source procurement aReduced or eliminated by long-term (3 years or more) charter.


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