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Master (captain) signing a combined

transport bill of lading
(Official ICC Opinions TA813 and TA836rev)

These two Official ICC Opinions relate to two scenarios in which it was required that a bill of
lading be signed by the master (captain). The bill was signed as required; however, as part of
the signature field, the bill of lading included a ‘ship’s stamp’ that stated the name of the vessel
and the name of the owner. The issuing bank rejected the bill of lading due to this irregularity,
declaring that the signature was inconsistent with the carrier (ie that the signature did not
clearly belong to the carrier or its representative).

In both cases, the ICC deemed the bill of lading compliant because it was signed in accordance
with the applicable UCP 600 article.

These opinions have resulted in the following new paragraphs in ISBP 821:

D5(e) (Multimodal transport document);

E5(e) (Bill of lading);

F4(e) (Non-negotiable sea waybill); and

G4(c) (Charter party bill of lading).

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