Narrative:

Late departure. Aircraft loaded well prior to pilot's arrival. Received notoc (notification to captain) from crew chief. Clearly on notoc it was stated that a flammable liquid was loaded in the same compartment as lithium batteries. This is a violation of company guidelines as clearly stated on our tables. [Relief pilot] brought it to the crew chief's attention when he handed over the notoc. This crew chief was not the crew chief that loaded the aircraft. Further inquiry revealed that the loaders were only concerned with weight and not content. I was given a notoc with all the correct signatures on it. This could have resulted in the loss of an aircraft. A big [thanks] to [the relief pilot] for being the first to notice this unsafe situation. Flight canceled as the flight attendants' crew day expired while the ground crew was relocating the flammable liquid. This event occurred because the people loading the aircraft had no idea about handling hazardous material and how to correctly load it. They had not consulted the hazardous material loading tables and were only concerned with proper weight and balance; not content.I question the training of all the people involved. From the loaders to the people who signed the notoc. This event slipped through so many safety safeguards it is frightening. I always read the notoc and thankfully [the relief pilot] does also.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 flight crew reported incompatible Hazmat cargo items incorrectly loaded in same compartment in violation of company procedures.

Narrative: Late departure. Aircraft loaded well prior to pilot's arrival. Received NOTOC (Notification to Captain) from Crew Chief. Clearly on NOTOC it was stated that a flammable liquid was loaded in the same compartment as lithium batteries. This is a violation of company guidelines as clearly stated on our tables. [Relief Pilot] brought it to the Crew Chief's attention when he handed over the NOTOC. This Crew Chief was not the Crew Chief that loaded the aircraft. Further inquiry revealed that the loaders were only concerned with weight and not content. I was given a NOTOC with all the correct signatures on it. This could have resulted in the loss of an aircraft. A big [thanks] to [the Relief Pilot] for being the first to notice this unsafe situation. Flight canceled as the flight attendants' crew day expired while the ground crew was relocating the flammable liquid. This event occurred because the people loading the aircraft had no idea about handling hazardous material and how to correctly load it. They had not consulted the hazardous material loading tables and were only concerned with proper weight and balance; not content.I question the training of all the people involved. From the loaders to the people who signed the NOTOC. This event slipped through so many safety safeguards it is frightening. I always read the NOTOC and thankfully [the Relief Pilot] does also.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.