🔍 Key Concepts

• Master’s formal declaration made after or during a voyage when loss/damage is expected or has occurred • Difference between hull/cargo damage reports and financial/security documents like bonds • Traditional maritime documents related to crew wages and voyage records

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: Which option describes a formal statement or declaration by the Master about anticipated or actual damage from heavy weather? • Which choice is more about legal/insurance protection after bad weather, rather than about financing the voyage or recording crew pay? • Can any of these terms be linked to crew wages or borrowing money on the ship/cargo, which would make them less likely to be the right document here?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which document is used specifically when the Master expects claims or disputes due to weather‑related hull/cargo damage • Check if any option refers to borrowing money using the ship or cargo as security — that would NOT match this question • Check if any option is mainly about crew lists, wages, or employment terms — that would also NOT match this question