B737 captain reported communications breakdown between flight crew and dispatch regarding hazmat loa...

Attributes
ACN	1646175
Time
Date	201905
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 186 Flight Crew Type 3905
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance

Narrative:

At the gate; we received a preliminary notification for dangerous goods. Upon taxi out; we received a final weights manifest along with a final dg (dangerous goods) notification. Because we received a final dg form; we assumed that dg were in fact loaded. We did not notice that the form indicated that dgs were not loaded. We have always been trained that the presence of the final dg form was an indication that dgs were loaded. During the flight; we were notified by dispatch that dgs were in fact loaded and that we never received the proper form indicating type; location; drill code; etc. We were also told that our final weights were invalid because the dg weight was not included in the final manifest.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 Captain reported communications breakdown between flight crew and Dispatch regarding Hazmat loaded on aircraft without providing flight crew required Hazmat documentation.

Narrative: At the gate; we received a preliminary notification for dangerous goods. Upon taxi out; we received a final weights manifest along with a final DG (Dangerous Goods) notification. Because we received a final DG form; we assumed that DG were in fact loaded. We did not notice that the form indicated that DGs were NOT loaded. We have always been trained that the presence of the final DG form was an indication that DGs were loaded. During the flight; we were notified by Dispatch that DGs were in fact loaded and that we never received the proper form indicating type; location; drill code; etc. We were also told that our final weights were invalid because the DG weight was not included in the final manifest.

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B737 captain reported communications breakdown between flight crew and dispatch regarding hazmat loaded on aircraft without providing flight crew required hazmat documentation.