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All Vessels over 20 years of age need at least a CAP 2 rated for Hull, Machinery and Cargo Systems

with a
maximum validity of 3 years from the last date of CAP survey.

Vessels older than twenty years of age and higher than 40,000 MT SDWT are not suitable for CEPSA group.

Vessels between 20 and 24 years of age

Vessels older than 25 years of age are not suitable for CEPSA business.

Dry Cargo Vessels

They will be evaluated before every voyage and be considered acceptable once we receive an updated Listing
of Survey Conditions of Class and Memoranda and certificate of P&I Full entry.

Vessels regularly operating in CEPSA Group terminals will be subject to physical inspection.

RESULTS OF THE PRELIMINARY EVALUATION


An ACCEPTABLE qualification means that the vessel can visit CEPSA Group terminals or load/discharge CEPSA
cargoes and for one voyage only.

A NOT ACCEPTABLE qualification means that the vessel cannot visit CEPSA Group Terminals or load/discharge
our products.

CEPSA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE AFORESAID VETTING

REQUIREMENTS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.


Chevron Shipping Company LLC
The Marine Assurance (MA) group within Chevron Shipping Company LLC (Chevron) is responsible for managing
risks associated with the use of third-party vessels by Chevron and affiliates. To that end, all vessels which may
be involved in a Chevron charter or cargo trading transaction must be nominated and approved at the time
the transaction is contemplated. Nominations may only be made by authorised Chevron or affiliate personnel.
vessel owners and operators should note that approvals are not provided under any other circumstances than
those described above, and no correspondence between Marine Assurance and a vessel owner or operator
constitutes an approval of any kind.

In assessing marine risk associated with a vessel nominated for a particular transaction, MA will consider:

• The quality of the vessel and the operator

• The dimensional and equipment fit of the vessel for the intended operation

• Load, voyage transit and discharge locations

Approval or disapproval will be based on numerous factors such as, but not limited to: SIRE inspection history;
Port State Control; historical performance of the vessel and its operator including any T MSA / operator reviews;
and vessel particulars including age, crew experience, incident history - including those submitted on the
OCIMF website; and also, feedback reports from Chevron Terminals.

Chevron Inspection Process


Chevron utilises all available SIRE inspection reports and reserves the right to require a Chevron SIRE inspection
irrespective of the availability of other reports.

Chevron recommends that each vessel has at least two SIRE inspections per year with a maximum gap of 6
months between inspections.

It should be noted that a Chevron advisory that a SIRE inspection process is complete does not constitute an
approval of any kind. Vessel operators are encouraged to communicate this information to their commercial
counterparts so that unnecessary correspondence, inspection requests, and any associated expense, can be
avoided.

Arranging a Chevron Inspection


Operators wishing to have a Chevron SIRE inspection must complete and forward the request form shown
on page 163. Requests made without use of this form will not be accepted. It is available on request from
cscinspections@chevron.com

Prior to conducting a vessel inspection, Chevron requires the owner to submit a completed OCIMF Vessel
Particulars Questionnaire (VPQ), if one isn't available in the SIRE system.

Operators are urged to ensure VPQs and the Officer's Matrix on file with SIRE are up-to-date and accurate.

Except under unusual circumstances (which shall need explicit agreement of the operator), inspections will only
be performed in daylight hours during a cargo discharge operation. Gas carriers may be inspected at either
load or discharge ports except pressurised gas carriers, where we encourage operators to request a discharge
SIRE inspection.

Chevron's decisions regarding which vessels to inspect are based primarily on the need for inspection
information and potential use of that vessel for Chevron service.

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