Before creating a TC Out Voyage, you may wish to have a quick understanding of the difference between creating a TC Voyage and a TC Out Voyage here. It will help you decide which is more suitable.

1.0 Navigate to "TC Out“

1. Click action menu

2. Click TC Out

3. Click New TC Out

2.0 Contract

2.1 Input TC Main Details & Duration

1. Fill in the CP details accordingly

2. Input TC duration

   1. You may input the start duration based on the drop-down options available
      

      

   2. Input +/- Redel days the vessel can redeliver

3. Input CP Date and CP# for identification purposes

4. Click Save and close the TC Out

5. The next section guides you on how to create TC Out voyages

2.2 Charterer Voyages

Only upon saving the TC OUT above, is the add button available for clicking to add voyages.

You will then see an interface that looks similar to Estimate (TC Voyage). But without the segments for LEGS, REVENUE & EXPENSE, BUNKERS, EMISSIONS, and RESULTS. RESULTS is located on the TC Out Voyage main page which will be explained later part of this page.

Please take note this is not an Estimate. There is no Estimate required to create voyages from TC Out.

2.2.1 Cargo

Left-click on Cargo and VMS will pop up a screenshot below. Since this is a TC, it is not mandatory to input cargo details. At the same time, if there is a need to record cargo details for this voyage, you may input them here. Do note that no Freight Invoice can be created here.

2.2.2 Legs

Input the itinerary accordingly. To update the itinerary on its Arrival and Departure, please refer to Voyage Operation.

Take note if you were to plan for a bunker in a TC Out voyage, there is no Bunker hyperlink available on the TC Out voyage user interface. You will need to click into a Leg and access Bunker from the below screenshot.

At this stage, click "Save“.

2.2.3 TC Out Fixture

Left-click on "TC Out“ and VMS will open a window that is the same view as 2.0 Input TC Main Details & Duration. If you have saved the TC Out Voyage earlier, under the 3.0 Charterer Voyages, it will show the Voyage number and its voyage information.

2.2.4 Creating Consecutive TC Out Voyages

Continue to click Add to create more consecutive voyages under this TC Out Fixture to track your Charterer’s voyages.

3.0 Delivery

After adding at least one Charterer’s Voyage, you will see the Delivery tab appearing on the TC Out Fixture. Left-click on Delivery to view the below screenshot.

3.1 Bunkers & Times

Select from the Dropdown for Voyage no and Leg which the vessel was delivered to your Charterer. The ROB and Time(z) are then automatically populated from the leg details updated by the user. Remember to ‘Lock’ the Delivery to mark this data as Actual.

There is no need to input any Redelivery at this point. Only when there the vessel is about to Redelivery, you may select the expected Charterer Voyage created before in 2.2.4 Creating Consecutive TC Out Voyages

3.2 TC Bunker Summary

Please refer to Estimate (TC Voyage) for the explanation of each parameter.

4.0 Financial

4.1 Periods

Create Receivable Period

1. Input the period Description, Start, End, Frequency

2. Select Receiveable

3. Input the Receivable items that are repetitive on the subsequent billing

4. Select Daily if the item is basis a daily rate. If it is a lumpsum, Daily is not required.

5. Save

6. VMS will prompt a disclaim message that reminds you to confirm your Entry

Create Payable Period (Broker Comms)

1. Input the period Description, Start, End, Frequency

2. Select Payable

3. Input the Broker comms details

4. Select Daily and input the % and Daily Hire rate the comms applies to

5. Save

6. Similar to creating a Receivable Period, VMS will prompt a disclaim message that reminds you to confirm your Entry

You will notice that now two types of Periods are created, both having the same duration Start to End.

4.2 Financials

The Period above defines what invoice line items to include. In order to create Invoice, left click on the line item under Financials.