Maritime document templates

Free, ready-to-print templates for documents the deck and engine departments produce daily. Each template is a live-editable form with a print-friendly preview side-by-side. Field values are encoded into the URL so you can copy the address bar to share a draft with your agent or owner before finalising.

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• Notice of Readiness

  Live
  Master's formal declaration that the vessel is ready to load or discharge — triggers laytime.
• Statement of Facts

  Live
  Port event log used to compute laytime — tendered NOR, all-fast, hose connection, completion.
• Master's Sea Protest

  Live
  Notarised declaration of bad weather, cargo damage, or extraordinary event during voyage.
• Mate's Receipt

  Live
  Pre-B/L cargo receipt with claused remarks (clean / claused).
• Bunker Delivery Note

  Live
  BDN check-list — quantity, sample seal numbers, density correction prompts.
• Letter of Protest

  Live
  Generic LoP for port issues, cargo discrepancies, or laytime disputes.
• Letter of Demand — unpaid wages

  Live
  Formal 14-day wage demand citing MLC 2006 financial-security insurer and vessel-arrest rights.

Reference reading

• · Laytime & demurrage — NOR mechanics, SHINC vs SHEX, despatch.
• · Charter parties — voyage / time / bareboat conventions.
• · Draft survey — cargo quantity by displacement.
• · Bunkering & fuel — BDN, ISO 8217, sample retention.