A professional who compiles records of amount, kind, and condition of cargo loaded on or unloaded from ship. Respnsibilities include:

• Verifies amount of cargo against lists compiled from bills of lading or shipping manifests.
• Measures and records dimensions of cargo and computes cubic feet required for stowage aboard ship.
• Records condition of damaged cargo unloaded from ship.
• May prepare stowage plan showing location of cargo stowed aboard ship or rail car.