Vessel Description: (Preamble lines 5–23) Depending upon the complexity of the intended trade, the description of the vessel may be more or less as for voyage charter parties, with the important addition of speeds and bunker consumptions. For the sake of clarity, it is also advisable to include clarification of the term 'good weather conditions' in line 19, usually with reference to weather and sea conditions like Beaufort Wind Scale and, perhaps, Douglas Sea State, against which factors a vessel's performance should be measured. We must not forget the vessel's position and readiness (line 23), which is as important to a time charterer as to a voyage charterer.