B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action; General Work Refused
Human Factors; Procedure
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.
Flight canceled. We were already late because of flight crew unable to commute in. After reviewing the NOTOC (Notification to Captain) paperwork the [Relief Pilot] noted a loading discrepancy. Relief Pilot started the walk around and confirmed that lithium batteries were loaded with flammable materials. By the time ground crew fixed the loading error the flight attendants went illegal.This occurred because loading agents were only concerned about the weights and not the contents. Pay attention to what you are doing. This had the potential for disaster if we got airborne. I think we need to have supervisors around at night when we have departures; not just during the day.
B777 flight crew reported incompatible Hazmat cargo items incorrectly loaded in same compartment in violation of company procedures.