Guideline
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Circulars - Maritime Safety Committee - MSC/Circular.488 – Containers and Cargoes – (Adopted on 6 June 1988) - Carriage of GrainGuidance on interpretations and equivalences - 5 Effect of longitudinal structure in “filled” or “partly filled” compartments - Guideline

Guideline

 5.1 In “filled compartments" and in “filled compartments, untrimmed", all graintight longitudinal members either permanent or temporary may be considered as effective over their full depth for the purpose of limiting the transverse shift of grain. If such a member is discontinuous longitudinally, it should be considered effective over its actual length.

 5.2 The division referred to in regulation 5(c) should be understood to mean a temporary construction which is installed for the express purpose of reducing the grain heeling moment by limiting the transverse shift of grain and, as such, it should comply with the dimensional parameters described in that regulation in order to be considered effective. With respect to permanent longitudinal structures, such as girders, partial bulkheads, etc., whether on the centreline or not, these may be considered as effective for their full depth for the purpose of preparing the volumetric heeling moment curves for partly filled compartments.


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