1. Check for work area allocation in the Operations Work Schedule.
2. Receive a copy of the manifest summary from the Vessel Foreman before commencement of vessel 
operations.
3. Notify the presence of ‘Nil’ marks cargo to the Vessel Foreman and ensure an ‘authorization’ is 
provided by the agent before discharging the cargo.
4. Count total cargo being discharged from the vessel and prepare a ‘receiving tally sheet’. Make 
appropriate remarks on the tally sheet in regard to any damage to the cargo.
5. Count total cargo being loaded to the vessel and prepare the ‘load tally sheet’ and maintain a 
constant track of every move during discharge / loading of bagged cargo.
6. Exchange the tally sheets with the agent’s tally clerk. Agent’s tally clerk is usually present during 
direct delivery.
7. Exchange receive / load tally sheets with the agent tally sheets after completion of each sheet. Agent 
should prepare and submit D/D tally sheets to the shed office for processing gate pass.
8. Include a remark on the tally sheet; ‘No agent representative available’ in case the agent has not 
deployed any tally clerks. 
9. Receive details from the Vessel Foreman about the exact cause of faults and delays occurred during 
vessel operations. Note the same, along with the duration of delay in the “Fault and Delay sheet’.
10. Obtain acknowledgement of the fault and delay sheet from the agent representative post vessel 
operations and forward the documents to the Shed Documentation Cler