Mr Old Man Payment Q&A WHETHER THE ON BOARD NOTATION MUST ALWAYS INDICATE THE NAME OF THE VESSEL AND THE PORT OF LADING By Mr Old Man Posted on December 6, 2023 3 min read 0 0 2,742 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Linkedin Share on Tumblr QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, The following LC clause: 44E: Any Australia port 44F: Laem Chabang/Bangkok port Thailand 44B: Bangkok, Thailand 46A: Full set ocean BL consigned to order blank endorsed, marked freight prepaid. If multimodal BL is presented, the on board notation needs to indicate the port of loading and name of the vessel. The BL presented indicates: Pre-carriage by: (empty) Place of receipt: Melbourne Port of loading: Melbourne Ocean vessel: Sky green v.23E Port of discharge: Bangkok, Thailand Place of delivery: Bangkok, Thailand Shipped on board 23.11.23. Query- Is it required in this case to indicate the port of loading and name of vessel on the on board notation? My view: The presented documents do not meet the multimodal BL requirement. Therefore, the on board notation does not need to indicate the additional port of loading and vessel name. Seeking your opinion on this Regards Rohini —— ANSWER Hi Rohini, It is noted that where an LC indicates any 3 fields from 44A, E, F (or all of them), the appropriate transport document that should be required is Multimodal Bill of Lading. According to Recommendations of the Banking Commission in respect of the requirements for an On board Notation (Document No.470/1128rev final – 22 April 2010), where a Bill of Lading is pre-printed “Received for Shipment” with or without a place of receipt and NO indication of a means of pre-carriage, a dated on board notation is required and the date appearing in the notation will be deemed the date of shipment. I would like to add: There is no need to indicate the name of the vessel and the port of loading. The presented Bill of Lading indicates: Pre-carriage by: (empty) Place of receipt: Melbourne Port of loading: Melbourne Ocean vessel: Sky green v.23E Port of discharge: Bangkok, Thailand Place of delivery: Bangkok, Thailand Shipped on board 23.11.23 The above on board notation is correct. There is no need to indicate the name of the vessel and the port of loading. For your reference regarding the requirements for an on board notation, please see hereunder the Bill of Loading Flowchart: Best regards, Mr. Old Man