Vessel responsibilities

The OPERATORS representative will assist the vessel in every possible way; however, the vessel's crew is responsible for ensuring that adequate crew available for supervision of the stevedores handling of cargo, verification of proper cargo securing, stowage and separation of each different lot for discharge.

The Vessel Master is responsible to ensure that the vessel is ready for the intended cargo operation and that the attending officers and crew are duly informed of their responsibilities and the planned cargo operation and that the crew is properly equipped with approved safety and communications equipment.

1. Correct cargo handling instructions are followed.
2. A safe and damage free cargo operation.
3. The attending officers and crew are duly informed of their responsibilities and the planned cargo operation.
4. The crew is properly equipped with approved safety and communications equipment.
5. That the OPERATORS rep. is informed of anything that could affect the cargo operation.
6. That stability and trim is supervised during cargo operations at the port stay.

The responsibility for the above activities clearly and solely rests with the Master.
It must be noted that the Master always has the right to refuse cargo if:

1. The cargo cannot be lashed in a proper way.
2. Cargo care / quality does not live up to the OPERATORS clean cargo requirements.
3. Any other reason that does not fulfil the fundamental requirements of safe cargo handling and seaworthiness of the vessel. (Including cargo with wrong specification or cargo outside of vessel's DG certificate.)