OPEN DELIVERY Open delivery means delivering the contents

OPEN DELIVERY Conditions under which open delivery is granted: – When there is shortage

OPEN DELIVERY Open delivery is not granted: – When wagons / packages are received,

OPEN DELIVERY Precautions to be taken for granting open delivery…. – The consignee /

OPEN DELIVERY Procedure…. • Entire consignment should be reweighed. • Original trade invoice should

OPEN DELIVERY Procedure…. • The original trade invoice, copy of the remarks passed by

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OPEN DELIVERY Open delivery means delivering the contents of the package or packages on actual count or weight.

OPEN DELIVERY Conditions under which open delivery is granted: – When there is shortage of packages. – When there is leakage, pilferage or appreciable shortage in the weight. – When the consignment arrives at the destination station in damaged condition or shows any signs of tampering.

OPEN DELIVERY Open delivery is not granted: – When wagons / packages are received, with seals intact and does not show any signs of pilferage. – When there is no difference in weight.

OPEN DELIVERY Precautions to be taken for granting open delivery…. – The consignee / endorsee should produce sender’s original trade invoice. – The date, name of the sender, quality of the goods and other particulars shown on the invoice should be compared with railway receipt to check genuineness. – Contents must be checked for misdeclaration. – Check whether DDM is properly issued or not.

OPEN DELIVERY Procedure…. • Entire consignment should be reweighed. • Original trade invoice should be counter signed by the consignee / endorsee and by the railway official. • Internal packing condition should be checked to see if the damage is due to defective packing condition. • Whenever possible, an equivalent of the content missing must be separately weighed and checked whether sufficient room in the package is left. • The consignee may be permitted to pass remarks in the delivery book for the actual weight delivered.

OPEN DELIVERY Procedure…. • The original trade invoice, copy of the remarks passed by the consignee in the delivery book regarding details of shortage, copy of DDM, copy of the PDC should be sent to CCO along with the joint survey report (JSR) or missing and damaged goods report (M&DG). • JSR is prepared in 3 copies and should be addressed to CCO. One copy of this report is handed over the party and one copy is retained as station record. • The official granting open delivery, consignee and RPF signs JSR.