a1) – Quality control

Survey on goods with major initial control ofagricultural product,inparticular coffee and cocoa quality control.

a2) - Handling and acconage

Control and monitoring of the goods (quality and quantity)
during ship unloading:

• Checking the state of the goods at the opening of the panels
  
• Controlling and monitoring of the state the goods during handling
  
• Controlling and monitoring of state of the goods after handling and during removal
  
• Determination of damage.

• Dry, packed goods or in bulk,
  
• Goods ventilated, cooled or frozen,
  
• Dangerous goods.

b) Draft survey – On hire survey – Off hire survey

DRAFT SURVEY

Determination of the estimated weight of the loaded or unloaded goods at the arrival or at the departure of the ship according to the ties of water.

ON HIRE SURVEY

Survey of ship before freighting.

OFF HIRE SURVEY

Survey at the delivery of the ship at the end of freighting.

c) Control removing vehicles

VEHICLES UNLOADING CONTROL

Control

• Conformity numbers,
  
• Conformity number of frame and series,
  
• State of the engines,
  
• Body,
  
• Coating (painting).
  
• Electrical equipment,
  
• Signalling equipments and others,
  
• Accessories (mirrors, windshield, etc.),
  
• Conditions of security during handling,
  
• Administrative and customs documents,

AFTER UNLOADING

Checking  

• Brake,
  
• Tire,
  
• Coupling system
  
• Turning on engine and lights
  
• Steering movement
  
• Accessories,
  
• Documents of unloading,
  
• Places and conditions of parking (security, cleanliness).

• State of vehicles,
  
• Conformity of numbers,
  
• Accessories (toolbox, watches, radio, loudspeakers, etc),
  
• Delivery. Documents

d) Control and checking of the container

CONTAINER DAMAGE SURVEY

• Circumstances,
• Causes and origins of the damage,
• Responsibility,
• Report and exact localization of the damaged parts,
• Economic evaluation of the expenses of repair,
• Proposal for corrective and preventive measures relating to the security of the containers.

BI--MONTHLIES INSPECTION AND CONTROL OF THE EMPTY CONTAINERS

• Condition of storage and conservation before use,
• Periodic tests locking and closing devices,
• Structural resistance of the walls, the joints and the corners, the devices of handling and stacking.

SURVEY BEFORE AND AFTER REPAIR

Before

• Control and localization of the damaged parts,
  
• Control and resistance of the devices of handling and stacking,
  
• evaluation of repair.
  

• Inspection and control of the repaired parts,
  
• Resistance tests.

SURVEY BEFORE HIRE, PURCHASE OR SALE

• Inspection and control, handling and stacking tests,
• Evaluation.

CHECKING : LOADING – UNLOADING

• Condition of handling, haulage, stowing, constraint,
• Conformity numbers,
• Condition of conservation, before and/or after filling, discharge, loading and/or -unloading,
• Device of locking and leading before and after weighing,
• Recognizing of leads,
• Programming and disposition of the containers according to the program of the ships.

REFRIGERATED CONTAINERS CONTROL

• External state of the container and the interior walls,
• State of the refrigerated circuit,
• Control of the operation of the refrigerated machine compressors,
• Control indicators,
• Determination of the damage,
• Estimate of the damage.

 e) Monitoring

• Filling/loading                                       
• Discharge/unloading
• Products and goods

BULK LOADING IN CONTAINERS

Control

Storeroom : cleanliness, proofing, ground completion state, state of ventilation, safety equipments fires, theft and various risks.

Containers : cleanliness, proofing, hygiene equipment, rigidity sides, state fittings corners, leading after loading, condition of handling, stacking, haulage, stowing on board, of security flights, fires or condensation due to excessive loading of the container or state of the goods before loading.

Products : weight, number, volume, conformity quality, loading documents, condition of handling, fire protection, theft and various risks.

In case of damage :

• Determination of the circumstance, causes and responsibility,
• Material loss evaluation, financial and operating loss.

CONVENTIONAL LOADING

Control

Ships Holds : cleanliness, proofing, state of draining ventilation and conditional device.

Products packing : nature, standard marking rigidity, shock security.

Products : weight, number, volume, conformity, quality, loading documents, condition of handling, fire protection, theft and various risks.

In case of damage :

• Determination circumstance, causes and responsibility,
• Material loss evaluation, financial and operating loss.

LOADING OF CONTAINER AFTER UNLOADING FROM SHIP

• Listing of the container number,
• Control of the state of the container,
• Control of the conformity of the lead number compared to manifest,
• Control lower and higher levers, bound or not,
• Control of the state of the leaves,
• Control stowing state at the opening of the leaves,
• Control and sorting of the goods after checking of packing,
• Determination and causes of the damage,
• Evaluation of the damage.

REMOVAL OF ALL GOOD ON TRANSIT OR NOT

• Vehicle (state and number),
• Sack trade (sugar, flour, rice, malt, etc.),
• Roll of paper,
• Iron roll,
• Various parcels,
• Determination of the damage (damaged or lacking).