Stowage certificates
If a Surveyor has been appointed to follow the loading operations, he should produce a stowage certificate showing:
Stowage per cargo hold.
Dunnaging of cargo.
Measures taken to secure the cargo.
Any interventions by the Surveyor which have led to changes in the stowage/lashing arrangements.
Details of any differences of opinion, with whom, on what subject, with what result.
Before departure, the Master should be provided with copies of a stowage plan, hatch lists, etc. He may be asked to sign a document confirming that stowage and securing has been carried out to his satisfaction. The Master should obviously not sign this document if he disagrees with it or has any doubts