lay days

Also found in: Dictionary.

lay days

the period within which, according to the terms of a charterparty, cargo must be loaded on to or unloaded from a ship.

Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006

LAY DAYS, mar. law. The time allowed to the master of a vessel for loading and unloading the same. In the absence of any custom to the contrary, Sundays are to be computed in the calculation of lay days at the port of discharge. 10 Mees. & Wels. 331. See 3 Esp. 121. They differ from demurrage. (q.v.)

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

Division C winner, Rum Jungle (a Swarbrick 40), owned by the 'Lost Boys' syndicate, was the lucky winner of the lift stand launch and two free lay days, donated by the Noakes Group.

Plain sailing: Smiles grew as the skies cleared and the breeze kicked in just in time for the first race of the Land Rover Winter Series

Following a failure to get three races in on Wednesday, skipper Evans and crew Ed Powys had to complete the solitary race on what was supposed to be their lay day yesterday.

Evans drops two places in the ISAF 49er class

Billed as the only sailing regatta in the world with more lay days than races the event attracted 60 women in a total of 165 participants; a statistic, I suggest, that has not been previously equalled at any sailing regatta anywhere in the world.