The Load form displays the following details related to the vessel visit, bill of lading, and the cargo lot:
Vessel Visit ID
Bill of Lading
BL Item
Cargo Lot
Commodity
Product
Package
Position
Quantity
All the fields, except Position and Quantity are displayed in the view-only mode.
When you create a plan for general cargo using N4, complete the vessel load work instruction using N4 Mobile, N4 completes the work instructions.
To load the specified cargo lot:
Specify the Position on the vessel where you want to load the cargo lot.
Edit the Quantity to load the cargo lot partially.
You cannot enter a negative value in this field.
If you do not change the displayed quantity, Cargo Inventory loads the entire quantity of the cargo lot to the vessel.
Click .
After the load is completed successfully, you can see the changes reflected in the Units view, Cargo Lots view (on page 1), and the Bills of Lading view (on page 1) in N4.
If you load the entire quantity of a cargo lot:
To a new position on the vessel, N4 updates the cargo unit as follows:
T-State = Loaded
Position = Position on the vessel (specified in step 1 above)
To a position on the vessel where other cargo lots already exist, N4 updates the cargo unit as follows:
Increases the existing Quantity of the cargo lot at the vessel Position by the Quantity specified in step 2 above.
Retires the unit in the Yard location.
If you load only a part of the cargo lot:
To a new position on the vessel, N4:
Creates a new cargo unit and updates the new unit as follows:
T-State = Loaded
Position = Position on the vessel (specified in step 1 above)
Quantity = Quantity specified in step 2 above
Updates the existing cargo unit at the yard location as follows:
Quantity = Original Quantity - Quantity moved
To a position on the vessel where other cargo lots already exist, N4 updates the cargo unit as follows:
Increases the existing Quantity of the cargo lot at the vessel Position by the Quantity specified in step 2 above.
Updates the existing cargo unit at the yard location as follows:
Quantity = Original Quantity - Quantity moved