4.3.1 The loading or unloading plan should be
prepared in a form such as that shown in appendix
2. Worked examples of this form are also shown in appendix
2. A different form may be used provided it contains the essential
information to meet the requirements of this code. The minimum information
for this purpose is that enclosed in the heavy line box on the sample
form.
4.3.2 The loading or unloading plan should only
be changed when a revised plan has been prepared, accepted and signed
by both parties. Loading plans should be kept by the ship and terminal
for a period of six months.
4.3.3 A copy of the agreed loading or unloading
plan and any subsequent amendments to it should be lodged with the
appropriate authority of the port State.