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I agree with everything you say.

>Computers do NOT make the stowage layout. The stowage layout is the responsibility of stowage planners.

Yes, that's what I meant by "those who tell the computer..."

>how tall something is stacked is too simplistic.

And that's why I went on to expand on the dynamics of timetables, third party contractors and the correct execution of lashing instructions.

It's true that the captain has the final say, but realistically for large ships and the combinatorial explosion that comes with them the captain and his deck officers simply doesn't have time to check and correct the work of either the stowage planners or the stevedores. Even if they are all western Europeans and Americans with genuine documents.