CNSS专家特稿：2012年3月28日，波罗的海事组织BIMCO发布了业界期待已久的船上安保人员雇佣合同的官方标准样本—GUARDCON。

经过了对整个合同及其附属的说明注释和使用武力条件指导说明的阅读，下面为大家介绍和解释下合同中值得注意的一些条款。

该合同是由船东和船上安保人员服务提供商双方订立的，有权签订该合同的船东不仅仅限于船舶的实际拥有者，二船东也有权订立此合同。

根据GUARDCON范本，共有2种船上安保服务类型可供选择，单程服务和多次往返服务。

针对单程服务，合同从合同条款中签订的生效日期起开始生效，至船上安保人员和安保设备下船终止。

针对多次往返服务，合同期限最少为12个月，并一直生效至其中一方提前30天通知合同终止。

提供船上安保服务的安保人员最少应由4人组成，其中应包括一名安保队长。

船上安保服务不仅限于保护船舶免受实际发生的海盗或其他威胁船舶安全的行为侵害，也包括保护船舶免受认为可能发生的或威胁即将发生的侵害。在航行期间，安保队伍应当始终听命于船长的合法命令。

并不强制船上安保人员携带武器弹药。但是非致命性的安保设备应由安保服务提供商提供。

安保服务提供商不应仅仅获得其注册地/经营地政府的许可，还应当获得船上安保人员所属国家的许可，以及安保人员登船和下船地国家的许可。如未得到上述许可，船东有权从尤其造成的损失中获得赔偿。

合同费用可以按照日费率支付也可以按照合同总价支付。支付方式应为电子汇款。

如果船舶船旗国取消授权或最初即未授权船东合法签署该合同，船东有权在任何立刻终止该合同。但是合同产生的债务和纠纷不随合同的终止而灭失。

双方在协商一致的情况下可以为该合同增加附加条款和特别条款。

合同纠纷的仲裁地可以为伦敦，纽约或双方在合同中签字认可的第三地。

船上安保人员在服务期间的风险由其自身承担，船东方面不负责。安保人员和其公司应负责安排适当的保险。

安保服务提供商有责任确保船员在任何时候均不会获准使用枪械。

每名船上安保人员都应接受过相关的STCW训练，并获得黄热病疫苗接种证明。

船东方面及服务提供商方面的责任和赔偿应当明确的遵循各负其责的原则。

船上安保人员在船上严禁吸毒饮酒。并且连同其公司均无权请求获得海难救助的奖金。

最后合同双方应当遵循保密的原则，除非在法律的要求下，均不应透露相关信息。

Yesterday on March 28, 2012, Bimco has officially announced its long waiting contract for the employment of security guards on vessels—the Guardcon.

After a quick view of the entire standard contract with its explanatory notes and guidance on the rules of the use of force, I can now give you some firsthand brief introduction.

The contract is signed between Owners and Contractors, in which the owner is not restricted to the actually owning entity of the vessel, whereas a disponent owner also has the right to do so.

According to Guardcon, there are two types of employment of security service—Single Transit and Multiple Transit.

For a single transit, the contract is effective from the date stated in “Date of commencement of Contract” and valid until disembarkation of the security personnel and the security equipment.

For a multiple transit, the duration shall be at least for 12 months and thereafter unless terminated by either party giving not less than 30 days notice.

The security service provided by the contractor shall be a security team minimum of 4 personnel including 1 team leader.

The security service is not limited to provide protection for vessel against any actual acts of piracy or whatsoever jeopardize the safe transit, it also applies to the perceived or threatened ones. And during the transit the security team shall also act upon lawful instructions of the Master.

Whether to carry firearms and ammunition on board is optional, but non-lethal security equipment shall be provided by the contractor.

The contractor shall not only obtain permits from its country of incorporation and/or operation, but also from the countries where the security personnel obtain their passports and countries of embarkation/disembarkation point. Failure to do so will indemnify the owner for any loss as a result.

The fees and expenses can be calculated by daily rate or a lump sum. And the payment shall be electronic transfer, no cash please.

The owner may terminate the contract forthwith at any time by written notice if the flag state either withdraws or does not in the first instance agree in writing to permit and give the flag state authorization or license necessary to perform such a contract. The liabilities and dispute resolutions remain undisrupted even if the contract is terminated.

Additional clauses and special provisions can be adopted on a mutually agreed basis.

The arbitration can be held at London, New York or a third place signed by both parties in the contract.

The risks on board the vessel during service period of security personnel is of his own and owner’s side shall take no liabilities. Appropriate insurance should be arranged by the personnel himself and/or the contractor.

It is contractor’s obligation to ensure at no time the crew shall be permitted to handle the firearms. Each security personnel should have STCW training and a yellow fever card.The liability and indemnity of owners’ group and contractors’ group is expressly on a knock for knock agreement.

No drugs no alcohol and no claim of salvage from security personnel and/or contractor.

And at last keep your mouth shut until forever unless required by law.（By Paris Zhang）

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