🔍 Key Concepts

• Dangerous cargo manifest requirements in 46 CFR (content, preparation, and stowage of the document) • Distinction between who prepares shipping papers vs. who must carry/maintain them on board • Where emergency responders and ship’s officers must be able to quickly find hazardous cargo information in an emergency

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: In an emergency (fire, collision, boarding by authorities), where do regulations expect the hazardous cargo list to be located so it can be found fast and reliably? • Consider whether the Master is legally required to personally make up the dangerous cargo manifest, or if it can come from shippers/agents as long as it meets regulatory standards. • Think about whether a dangerous cargo manifest is intended to cover only hazardous cargo, or if it is meant to be a combined list of all cargo on board.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify what 46 CFR says about the required location of the dangerous cargo manifest on the vessel (often mentioned with the bridge or a specific holder). • Check whether regulations specify that the manifest must list labeling requirements, or focus instead on items like proper shipping name, quantity, stowage location, and hazard class. • Confirm if the term dangerous cargo manifest applies exclusively to hazardous materials or to all cargo, hazardous and non‑hazardous, on the same document.