CIRCULATED TO ALL WAR CLASS MEMBERS, BROKERS AND DIRECTORS
In accordance with the provisions of Rule 19.4 we hereby give you notice that your Directors have determined in exercise of their powers under Rules 19.3 and 19.3.1 that the Additional Premium Areas shall be amended as follows.
The following areas are deleted:
B) Angola (including Cabinda).
E) Libya (including Gulf of Sidre/Sirte).
F) Eritrea.
H) Congo, Democratic Republic of (formerly Zaire).
O) Oman.
T) Ivory Coast.
The remaining items are re-numbered accordingly.
The following areas are amended:
L) Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea amended to read – Red Sea Coast of Saudi Arabia.
R) Egypt (including Suez Canal) amended to read – Egypt (excluding Suez Canal transits).
S) Indonesia excluding transiting vessels amended to read – Indonesia (all Ports/Places on Sumatra, West of 98 degrees East).
This notice is effective from 2400 hours GMT on 9 May 2003 and from that time and date your terms of entry will incorporate the foregoing deletions and amendments.
For your guidance, as from 2400 GMT on 9 May 2003 the full list of Additional Premium Areas will be as follows: .
A) Persian or Arabian Gulf and adjacent waters including the Gulf of Oman North of 24° North.
B) Israel.
C) Lebanon.
D) Somalia.
E) Liberia.
F) Sri Lanka.
G) Sierra Leone.
H) Red Sea Coast of Saudi Arabia.
I) Republic of Yemen.
J) Pakistan.
K) Syria.
L) Algeria.
M) Egypt (excluding Suez Canal transits).
N) Indonesia (all Ports/Places on Sumatra, West of 98 degrees East).
O) Nigeria and the Bakassi Peninsula.
Notice must be given to the Association before an Entered Ship proceeds into an Additional Premium Area. The Association will endeavour to provide indications of additional premium levels at any time, but quotations will not normally be available until the Entered Ship is within 48 hours of arrival into the Additional Premium Area.
WJM DOUGLAS MANAGER
North Insurance Management Limited
As Managers on behalf of the North of England P&I Association Limited