FAR - AIRLINE OPERATIONAL PROC - ACR CAPT FAILED TO XCHK FUEL ON BOARD WITH FUEL SLIP.

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ACFT WAS DISPATCHED WITH VENTRAL STAIRS INOP. ARR AT JAN FUEL REMAINING WAS 15800 LBS. REQUIRED BLOCK FUEL WAS 16000 LBS. COMPANY POLICY ALLOWS MINIMUM DISPATCH LEVEL OF 500 LBS LESS - 15500 LBS REQUIRED TO DISPATCH WE HAD 15800 LBS - ALL LEGAL. WE COULDN'T TOP OFF DUE TO MAINT CARRY OVER (CAN'T REFUEL WITHOUT VENTRAL STAIRS DOWN - COULDN'T LOWER THEM WITHOUT REQUIRING A MAINT INSPECTION). IN THE PROCESS OF COORDINATING WITH OPS; HELPING OUT WITH BOARDING (THEY WERE SHORT OF PERSONNEL) AND LOADING FREIGHT PREFLT; CHKLISTS; TRYING TO MAKE UP TIME; (WE WERE LATE) I DID NOT CONFIRM FUEL LOAD (AS REQUIRED) WITH FUELING SLIP - EVEN THOUGH WE DID NOT REFUEL. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT XCHK. WE WERE LEGAL; WE ARRIVED AT NEXT STATION WITH TWICE THE REQUIRED FAR RESERVE; BUT I DID NOT DO MY JOB OF XCHKING FUEL WITH THE FUEL SLIP. CUTBACKS IN OPS; MAINT; AT AIRLINES ARE REQUIRING PLTS TO DO MORE THAN JUST GO FROM A TO B. IN THE FUTURE; I'LL GO LATE OR NOT AT ALL - RUSHING AROUND IS NOT WORTH COMPROMISING PROCS.