Prepare
Review cargo details, vessel plans, lifting arrangements, port constraints and reporting lines.
Marine survey services
Port Captain Services
Practical shipboard and shoreside oversight for loading, discharge, stowage, securing and project cargo operations at Australian ports.
Overview
Timely evidence for commercial decisions
Headway Marine provides port captain attendance for shipowners, charterers, operators and cargo interests requiring experienced coordination and an independent operational presence.
The agreed role may include pre-operation planning, ship–shore coordination, cargo-sequence monitoring, stowage and securing observations, progress updates and reporting of exceptions.
Typical scope
Services available
✓Pre-arrival document and operational review
✓Loading or discharge sequence monitoring
✓Stowage, dunnage and securing observations
✓Heavy-lift and project cargo attendance
✓Ship–shore coordination
✓Damage-prevention observations
✓Progress and exception reporting
✓Completion records and photographic report
Charter-party evidence
Choose the survey required at delivery or redelivery
Focused landing pages help owners, charterers and managers send the correct instructions quickly.
Our approach
A clear process from instructions to report
Attend
Maintain an operational presence and communicate material exceptions as work progresses.
Close out
Provide completion records, photographs and a concise account of the operation.
Appointments
Commonly appointed by
ShipownersCharterersManagersP&I clubsFinanciersPurchasers and sellers
Frequently asked questions
Port Captain Services: practical questions
What operations can be supported?
Cargo planning, loading, discharge, stowage, securing and operational coordination can be attended.
Who retains command responsibility?
The Master and responsible terminal or contractor personnel retain their statutory and operational responsibilities.
Can daily reports be provided?
Progress, delays, exceptions and key operational observations can be reported at agreed intervals.
24/7 operational response