What is Manifest (transportation)?
[[File:Slave Manifest of the S.S. Texas from La Salle to New Orleans Arrived March 5, 1860 (Front).jpg|thumb|alt=|A manifest of [[slave]]s being shipped on the SS ''Texas'' in 1860. It lists the slaves' names, genders, ages, heights, and other details.]] A '''manifest''' or '''ship's manifest''' is a [[document]] that lists the [[cargo]], [[passenger]]s, and [[crew]] of a [[ship]], [[aircraft]], or [[vehicle]]. It is made for the use of [[customs]] and other officials. If the list is just a list of passengers, it is a '''passenger manifest''' or '''passenger list'''. A list of cargo is a '''cargo manifest''' or '''cargo list'''. The manifest may be used by people having in interest in the transport to insure that passengers and cargo listed as having been placed on board the transport at the beginning of its passage continue to be on board when it arrives at its destination. == Related pages == * [[Passenger name record]] [[Category:Documents]] [[Category:Transport]] {{transport-stub}}