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TARIFF FOR INLAND                             4. Short period cover :
                VESSELS                              Insurance for less than 12 months may be granted
                                                     by charging 1/8th of the annual rate per month or
1. Scope:                                            part thereof.
This Tariff applies to all Inland Vessels with GRT
not exceeding 2000 Tons and plying in Inland         Premium Rates for all covers for a period less
waters of India. Where the GRT of a Vessel           than one year shall be on pro-rate daily basis for
exceeds 2000 Tons, the matter shall be referred      new attachments to an existing fleet.
to the Committee for Initial Rating.
                                                     Increase and Decrease in sum
Definition:                                          insured for h&m interest :
a) Inland Vessels : All types of Vessels such as
                                                     A) Increase in sum insured :
     Barges, Pontoons, Flats, Floating Cranes,       i) Where a Vessel in insured on TL/CTL
     Launches, Passenger Vessels, Tugs and Port
     Crafts employed in Inland Waters.                    Conditions including Salvage Charges, current
b) Inland Waters : All sheltered and protected            H&M rate shall apply to the increase in the
     water such as :                                      Sum Insured for H&M Interest.
(i) Harbour Waters;                                  ii) Where a Vessel is insured on conditions
(ii) Back Waters;                                         wider than (i) above, Additional Premium on
(iii) Sea Water within a radius of 12 N. M. from          the increase in Sum Insured (on renewal or
     the Prominent Point of a named Port                  during currency of policy) shall be calculated
     designated by Port Authorities/Customs               as follows :
     Authorities/Local Authorities; and
(iv) River Waters, Canal Waters, Lake Waters and     Age of Vessel on  Basis
     the like.                                       the date of
                                                     Increase          1/3rd of the increase at the
2. Cancellation returns only (CRO) :                 a) 1 to 14 years  current H & M rate.
All Inland Vessels except those insured subject                        2/3rds of the increase at the
to ITC Hulls-Port Risks or any other similar clause  b) 15 years       Total Loss rate.
where there is no provision for granting of lay-up   and over          Current H&M rate shall
refund, shall be granted cover subject to CRO                          apply.
terms, for which a discount of 5% may be
allowed.                                             iii. Where an increase in Sum Insured is brought
                                                     about, in part or in full, by the installation of
CRO conditions mean that an appropriate              additional equipment(s), the current H&M rate shall
premium will be refunded only on cancellation of     be applied on the Sum Insured of such additional
policy and no refunds will be recoverable under      equipment and the balance, if any, as in (ii) above.
the policy on account of the insured vessel being    N.B.: Any increase must remain effective from
laid up.                                             the time of the increase to the expiry of the Policy
                                                     i.e. the original Sum Insured cannot be reverted
3. Standard sets of conditions and trading           to on the same terms.
warranties
Vessels shall be covered subject to the standard     (B) Decrease in sum insured :
sets of Conditions and Trading Warranties only as    Reduction in premium for decrease in Sum Insured
laid down in Sub-Section 2 and 3 of this Tariff.     shall be calculated on the existing Total Loss Rate.

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