| (a) | making a purchase or sale of a ship, or a decision regarding its ownership; |
| (b) | deciding on a ship’s flag and registry; |
| (c) | sourcing for and deciding on financing for a ship’s acquisition; |
| (d) | awarding contracts, entering into alliances, or deciding on pooling, in respect of a ship; |
| (e) | securing a ship’s employment or its cargo; |
| (f) | planning a ship’s route and tonnage, including the issuance of voyage instructions; |
| (g) | appointing a ship manager, ship agent or stevedore for a ship; |
| (h) | collecting or arranging for the collection of freight, charter hire, or other payment in exchange for a ship’s use; |
| (i) | arranging insurance for a ship; |
| (j) | undertaking crew‑related matters for a ship, including the provision of qualified crew, the appointment of a crew manager, the provision of crew training or the arrangement of crew insurance; |
| (k) | arranging or supervising dry‑docking, repair, overhaul, alteration, maintenance or lay‑up of a ship; |
| (l) | ensuring that a ship is adequately equipped with supplies, provisions, spares, stores and lubricating oil; |
| (m) | supervising the construction, conversion or registration of a ship; |
| (n) | liaising with the relevant competent authorities or bodies on safety and manning requirements for a ship and any other similar matters; |
| (o) | arranging for the provision of bunkers for a ship; |
| (p) | providing post‑fixture services for a ship, including —| (i) | voyage estimating; or | | (ii) | accounting or calculation of hire, freight, demurrage, or despatch moneys, due from or to charterers; |
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| (q) | arranging for surveys of a ship; |
| (r) | undertaking any work requiring technical expertise (including basic design and front end engineering works) for a ship; |
| (s) | appointing surveyors and technical consultants for a ship; |
| (t) | supervising a sale and the physical delivery of a ship; |
| (u) | arranging for the sampling and testing of bunkers for a ship; |
| (v) | providing pre‑purchase inspection of a ship; |
| (w) | ensuring that organisational, flag state, local port state and international requirements in relation to a ship are complied with (including auditing such requirements); |
| (x) | supervising the maintenance and general efficiency of a ship. |
