Inspection & Survey Reports

What a surveyor actually establishes

Hold or container cleanliness and dryness, absence of prior-cargo residues and odours, packaging integrity, stowage, weight determination by draft survey or weighbridge, and observed condition at the moment of loading or discharge.

Timing determines usefulness

Damage identified during discharge, with photographs and a signed report, supports a claim. The same damage discovered a week later in a warehouse is contested territory. Book inspection to coincide with the transfer of risk.

À vérifier

• —Inspection scope and standard agreed in writing before shipment
• —Hold/container cleanliness certificate and prior-cargo history
• —Photographic evidence with timestamps
• —Weight determination method and any discrepancy noted at discharge

Risques typiques

• —Prior-cargo contamination in bulk holds
• —Wet damage during loading in rain
• —Short weight discovered without contemporaneous evidence

Erreurs fréquentes

• —Appointing an inspector nominated solely by the counterparty
• —Relying on photographs without a formal report

Questions fréquentes

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