Surveying

In the event of putting into port with masts or bulwarks gone, on the vessel leaking, the master reports to the port authorities, also to his consul it in a foreign port, and after noting a protest calls for an examination upon his vessel and cargo in order that the damages may be appraised; and this examination is known as a survey. Two shipmasters or two other experienced persons are called to examine the rigging and hull and hatches, and in the event of damaged cargo, two merchants, acquainted with the kind of cargo carried, are called to examine and report whether the cargo was properly stowed and dunnaged. Upon receiving the report the master immediately extends his protest. Should the vessel be a steamer, and the machinery or boilers be injured, then a shipmaster and an engineer would be called. (See Nautical Surveying.)