BIMCO新條款調(diào)整的AIS系統(tǒng)使用不僅限于租期內(nèi)的，而且還涉及租約啟動前。這一點尤為重要由于OFAC指南集中在識別船舶操縱AIS系統(tǒng)的行為模式而非僅僅針對一次性的封閉事件。該條款承認(rèn)正當(dāng)理由下為何船舶AIS信號被干擾。

　　The BIMCO AIS “Switch Off” Clause for Charter Parties is targeted for publication in May.

　　概述

　　In May 2020 the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a shipping advisory on sanctions which recommended that the shipping industry should develop contractual provisions “in the form of an AIS “switch off” clause. The intention was that the clause would allow shipowners, charterers and operators to terminate work with any party that demonstrates “a pattern of multiple instances of AIS manipulation that is inconsistent with SOLAS”.

　　BIMCO is working on a charter party clause to help tackle potential abuse by sanctions busters of the Automatic Identification System (AIS) which is mandatory for all ships to carry under SOLAS.

　　美國海外資產(chǎn)控制辦公室(OFAC)曾在2020年5月發(fā)布一份針對航運的制裁咨詢，國際貨運 空運價格，其建議航運業(yè)應(yīng)當(dāng)開發(fā)一份AIS封閉情形的合同條款。假如合作方出現(xiàn)“違反SOLAS公約多次操縱AIS系統(tǒng)的行為模式“，那么該條款答應(yīng)船東、租家和經(jīng)營人終止合作。

　　AIS transmits information about a ship including its identity and position. It should not be switched off or disabled at any time other than for very specific safety and security reasons permitted by the regulations, such as avoiding detection by pirates in high-risk areas.

　　BIMCO所擔(dān)心的是，跨境鐵路 國際物流，某些租家可能急于應(yīng)付制裁合規(guī)而自行制訂一份AIS封閉條款，但此舉會提升船東被終止合約的風(fēng)險，如即使AIS系統(tǒng)是在正當(dāng)情況下封閉的，或者信號無法傳輸或者信號不受船東控制的原因被接受等情形。

　　BIMCO’s concern is that some charterers may, in their haste to be sanctions compliant, develop their own AIS “switch off” clauses that might expose owners to the risk of being terminated even when the AIS has been switched off for legitimate reasons, or the signal has failed to transmit or be received for reasons outside the owners’ control.

　　BIMCO 租約AIS封閉條款計劃今年5月份發(fā)布。

　　BIMCO正在制訂一份租約條款用來處理因封閉SOLAS公約下所有船舶必備的自動識別系統(tǒng)(AIS)而引起的潛伏濫用制裁題目。

　　AIS系統(tǒng)實時傳送船舶的主體和位置信息。AIS系統(tǒng)在任何情況下不得封閉或失靈，除非海事規(guī)范答應(yīng)的特別安全原因，如為了防止船舶在高風(fēng)險地區(qū)被海盜跟蹤。

　　Overview

　　The new BIMCO clause will address not only the use of the AIS during the charter party but also prior to the contract. This is important because the OFAC guidelines are focused on identifying patterns in AIS manipulation by ships rather than isolated “one-off” incidents. The clause recognises that there may be legitimate reasons why the ship’s AIS signal has been interrupted.