Table of contents
- Gard Guidance on Bills of Lading
- Preface
- Acknowledgement
- Part 1 General Information and Guidance
- 1.1 If in doubt
- 1.2 Functions of the bill of lading and waybill
- 1.2.1 Document of title
- 1.2.1.1 Meaning and relevance of title
- 1.2.1.2 Negotiability
- 1.2.2 Evidence of the contract of carriage
- 1.2.2.1 The carrier
- 1.2.2.2 The charterparty
- 1.2.3 Receipt for the goods loaded
- 1.2.3.1 Evidence of receipt
- 1.2.3.2 Clausing
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- 1.3 Importance of the bill of lading
- 1.3.1 Accuracy of the description of the goods in the bill of lading
- 1.3.1.1 Consequences of inaccuracy
- 1.3.1.2 Clausing and letters of indemnity
- 1.3.2 Date to be inserted in the bill of lading
- 1.3.2.1 Which date and its relevance
- 1.3.2.2 Consequences of inaccuracy
- 1.3.2.3 Letters of indemnity
- 1.3.3 Incorporating the charterparty in the bill of lading
- 1.3.3.1 Why the need to incorporate the charterparty
- 1.3.3.2 Proper incorporation of the charterparty
- 1.3.4 Delivery of goods covered by a bill of lading and waybill
- 1.3.4.1 General
- 1.3.4.2 Delivery under bills of lading which function as documents of title
- 1.3.4.3 Delivery under bills of lading not functioning as documents of title
- 1.3.4.4 Consequences of misdelivery or delivery without production of an original bill of lading
- 1.3.4.5 Delivery problems
- 1.3.4.6 Letters of indemnity
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- Part 2 Preparing for Signing Bills of Lading
- 2.1 Obligations with regard to issuing and signing bills of lading
- 2.2 Inspecting the cargo before and/or at the time of loading
- 2.2.1 Consequences of not inspecting the cargo
- 2.2.2 Knowledge of the cargo, the loading and inspection practices
- 2.2.3 Who should/can inspect the cargo?
- 2.2.4 When to inspect the cargo?
- 2.2.5 What should be inspected?
- 2.2.5.1 The apparent order and condition of the goods
- 2.2.5.2 Marks for the purpose of identifying the goods
- 2.2.5.3 Number, quantity or weight
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- 2.3 Dealing with damage found during inspection/loading
- 2.3.1 General steps to take
- 2.3.2 Broken container seals
- 2.3.3 Damage caused after shipment
- 2.3.4 Charterparty requiring clean bills of lading
- 2.3.5 Affect of damage on sound cargo
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- 2.4 Recording inspection results in the mates receipt
- 2.4.1 General
- 2.4.2 Shippers description of the goods inserted in the mates receipt
- 2.4.3 Mates receipts issued to the shippers
- 2.5 Authorisation for signing bills of lading
- 2.6 Clausing bills of lading
- 2.6.1 General
- 2.6.2 Dealing with pressure to issue clean bills of lading
- 2.6.3 Clausing in general
- 2.6.4 Apparent order and condition
- 2.6.4.1 Cargo and/or packaging apparently damaged, defective, abnormal, inadequate
- 2.6.4.2 Cargo and packing in apparent good order and condition
- 2.6.5 Marks (for the purpose of identifying the goods)
- 2.6.5.1 Unable to determine the marks
- 2.6.5.2 Marks different to those shown on the bill of lading
- 2.6.5.3 Marks not clear or will not remain legible until end of carriage
- 2.6.5.4 Conflicting statements
- 2.6.5.5 The Hamburg Rules
- 2.6.6 Number, Quantity or Weight
- 2.6.6.1 Unable to determine the number, quantity or weight
- 2.6.6.2 Number, quantity or weight different to bill of lading
- 2.7 Checks to be made before singing bills of lading
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- Part 3 After Signing the Bill of Lading
- 3.1 Signature under duress
- 3.2 Incorrect/inaccurate bill of lading signed
- 3.3 Ships copy
- Part 4 Various Other Bill of Lading Issues
- 4.1 Early Departure Procedure (EDP)/Signing blank bills of lading
- 4.2 Cargo intended to be shipped on deck
- 4.3 Delivery of cargo against a bill of lading retained on board
- 4.4 Commingling or blending cargo on board
- 4.5 Split bills of lading and delivery orders
- 4.6 Bill of lading covering a bulk cargo with more than one discharge port
- 4.7 Delivery to a destination not named in the bill of lading
- 4.8 Letters of indemnity
- Appendix I
- Section 1
- Section 2
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- Section 3
- Appendix II
- Appendix III
- Standard form A
- Standard form B
- Standard form C
Gard Guidance on Bills of Lading
- Preface
- Acknowledgement
- Part 1 General Information and Guidance
- Part 2 Preparing for Signing Bills of Lading
- Part 3 After Signing the Bill of Lading
- Part 4 Various Other Bill of Lading Issues
- Appendix I
- Appendix II
- Appendix III
