🔍 Key Concepts

• Hazardous materials and oil cargoes on tank barges require specific shipping papers under 46 CFR and 49 CFR • There is a difference between documents acceptable for unmanned vs manned tank barges because of who can present information to inspectors • Know the formal definitions of manifest, logbook, shipping document, and bill of lading in a regulatory context

💭 Think About

• Which of these documents is specifically designed to travel with the cargo itself, even when no crew is on board? • Which documents require a responsible person on board to make entries, sign, or maintain them, and therefore are not suitable as the primary shipping paper for an unmanned barge? • Think about what a Coast Guard or other inspector would reasonably be able to find and review on an unmanned barge that has no crew to answer questions

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which item is defined in regulations as a legally acceptable shipping paper for hazardous cargoes on an unmanned barge • Check which option is normally a vessel record rather than a cargo shipping paper • Confirm which document is primarily a commercial contract of carriage rather than the regulatory shipping paper itself