Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 323; Flight Crew Type 8000
Time Pressure
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
Crew was ready for departure. Departure time had passed. The explanation given to me for our delay was a weight and balance problem with life rafts (Hazmat) being transported. Had it not been for the weight and balance issue; I would have been unaware that we had life rafts on the aircraft. We received the [Weight and Balance System] takeoff data ten minutes past departure time. When we received the [Weight and Balance System] data we proceeded with the normal procedures to get the aircraft off of the gate. I failed to receive the air bill for the Hazmat onboard. After arriving at the gate in ZZZ1 I was given a copy of the air bill to sign to be put on file. The Operations Agent should be sure to communicate that there is Hazmat onboard the aircraft. I should make sure that I have the paperwork before departure.
Air carrier Captain reported receiving required pre-departure Hazmat documents on arrival at destination.