🔍 Key Concepts

• Dangerous cargo manifest purpose and who is responsible for providing hazardous/combustible cargo documentation • Difference between a regulator or classification society and a commercial party in a shipment • Normal flow of paperwork in a cargo move: who issues the shipping papers vs. who inspects/enforces

💭 Think About

• Think about which party actually knows the detailed properties, hazards, and packaging information for the specific cargo on this voyage. • Consider who is legally responsible for preparing and certifying the shipping papers before the cargo is accepted for transport. • Ask yourself: Do inspectors or regulators usually create shipping papers, or do they review documents prepared by someone else?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which option represents the party that prepares shipping documents in commercial shipping. • Make sure you can distinguish between an inspection or approval authority and the one that actually issues cargo paperwork. • Eliminate choices that normally do not originate shipping papers but only classify, approve designs, or enforce regulations.