🔍 Key Concepts
• Cargo documentation types used in commercial shipping (manifest, mate's receipt, loading list, hatch report)
• Which document is legal/official and which are working documents used during loading and discharge
• The role of the document that must show all cargo on board, not just part of it or only by stowage location
💭 Think About
• Which of these documents would customs, port state control, or the Coast Guard rely on as the official record of everything on board?
• Do any of these documents normally cover only a single hatch, a single shipment, or a specific part of the loading operation rather than the entire ship?
• Which document must be accurate enough to be used for regulatory, safety, and commercial purposes (freight, dangerous goods, stability)?
✅ Before You Answer
• Identify which option is recognized as the ship’s formal, comprehensive cargo record
• Eliminate any documents that are temporary, used only between ship and stevedore, or limited to a part of the cargo
• Ask: Which document would be used to check all cargo descriptions, quantities, and marks/numbers if there were an inspection or claim?