Reception of Cargo (Loading)

Words and Expressions

beforehand – dinainte, anticipat

stowage – stivare, stivuire
to entail – a atrage după sine, a cauza, a determina
duly – cum trebuie, cum se cuvine, corect
trim – asietă, înclinare longitudinală
to trim – a orienta, a îndrepta, a echilibra încărcătura
to shift – a deplasa, a-şi schimba locul
to approve – a aproba
stability – stabilitate
seaworthiness – navigabilitate
proximity – apropiere, proximitate
to arrange – a aranja, a face demersuri
shortage – lipsă
to make out – a întocmi, a redacta
to insert – a insera, a introduce
to retain – a reţine
reference – trimitere, referire
post-dated – post-datat
ante-dated – ante-datat
fraud – fraudă, înşelăciune
to depend – a depinde de
false – fals
a letter of guarantee/a letter of indemnity – scrisoare de garanţie
to insist – a insista
preliminary – preliminar
gang – echipă
to substitute – a substitui, a înlocui
mate’s receipt – ordin de îmbarcare
size – mărime, gabarit
missing – care lipseşte, absent
to agree – a fi de acord
wet – umed, ud
burst – desfăcut, plesnit (despre saci)
shed – spaţiu de depozitate acoperit
to find out – a afla
figure – cifră
to warn – a avertiza
entry – însemnare
to pertain – a se referi la, a fi de resortul
to superintend – a supraveghea, a controla
to comply (with) – a se conforma cu
power of attorney – împuternicire, procură
with regard to – considerând, având în vedere
to take into account – a lua în consideraţie, a ţine cont
as the case may be – în funcţie de caz/situaţie
to get into serious trouble – a intra în bucluc
our tallies don’t agree – pontajul nostru nu corespunde
the casks proved to be leaky – butoaiele prezintă scurgeri
to the effect that – în sensul că
to relay orders – a transmite ordine/dispoziţii
you needn’t worry about it – nu trebuie să-ţi faci griji
the notice is served – notisul a fost prezentat

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 The cargo is taken on board the ship in accordance with the cargo plan. This plan is drawn up
beforehand and must be carefully considered by the captain. In planning the stowage of the goods, the captain
gives the first consideration to the safety of the ship. That means that he must see that the stowage of goods is
planned in such a way that the ship will retain her stability and seaworthiness after the cargo has been loaded.
This entails another problem: the ship must be duly trimmed and the extra weights, if any, must be properly
lashed or secured so that they will not shift when the ship encounters bad weather.
There are some other considerations, which should be taken into account, too. First of all, different
kinds of cargo should be stowed in such a manner that they would not damage or affect one another by contact or
proximity. Then, if the cargo is shipped to several ports, each consignment must be so arranged that it might be
easily and conveniently discharged in the appropriate port. In other words, it must be readily accessible and not
“over-stowed” with other goods.
Thus, after the cargo plan has been approved and due notices of readiness to load have been handed
over, the first mate is first of all to get the holds ready. Then he is to look after the loading and stowage of the
cargo.
The agent sends him a shipping note or a shipping order with each separate lot of goods. The second
mate arranges a careful tally of goods, which are taken aboard. When the first mate has satisfied himself as to
exact quantity and condition of the goods received, he makes out the mate’s receipt. In case of …….. or damaged
condition of goods or defects of packing he is to make appropriate remarks in these mate’s receipts. The mate’s
receipts are delivered to the shippers, to the stevedoring company or direct to the agent as the case may be.
On the basis of these receipts, the agent makes out bills of lading in which he is to insert all the remarks
contained in the mate’s receipt.
Then the agent presents the issued bills of lading to the master for signature. The master calls for his
second mate, verifies with him the accuracy of all the data, and then signs the bills of lading. As a rule, the
second mate retains a copy of each bill for reference.
On no account should the master sign a post-dated or ante-dated bill of lading, for, by so doing, he may
get into serious trouble as this may leave an opening for fraud; besides, contracts between shippers and receivers
often depend on the date of shipment. A bill of lading should therefore be signed under date of shipment of the
goods.
A master is sometimes pressed by a shipper to sign a bill of lading, which are known to be false in some
material in particular, in return for a letter of indemnity. The master should never accept such a letter, but should
insist on qualifying the bills of lading so that they contain statements, which are true in substance and in fact.
After loading has been completed, a stowage plan and manifest of cargo are compiled. These are rather
important and useful documents. They are usually sent ahead of the ship to the port of discharge so that
preliminary arrangements may be made as to the type of the cargo. After that the proper method of disposal is
arranged. A copy of the cargo manifest is also kept on the ship to be presented to the custom house when
required.
Dialogues
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Chief stevedore: Well, we’ve finished with that lot of sugar. What’s your tally?
First mate