Documentation of gross mass to be provided

(1) It shall be a condition for loading onto an applicable ship that the verified gross mass of an applicable container be provided, preferably by electronic means such as Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) or Electronic Data Processing (EDP), to the ship's master or his representative and to the terminal representative at least 24 hours in advance of ship loading to be used in the preparation and implementation of the ship stowage plan. (2). The master or his representative and the Authority shall obtain the shipper's submission of the verified gross mass of a container no later than twenty-four hours before it is to be (3) The Master or his representative or the terminal representative may obtain the verified gross mass of the applicable container by arrangement of the shipper, and the verified gross mass so obtained shall be used in the preparation of the ship loading plan.