2 Recommendations
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2 Recommendations

  2.1 Cargo spaces in which chains are stowed should be clean and free from oil and grease.

  2.2 Chains should only be stowed on surfaces which are permanently covered either by wooden ceiling or by sufficient layers of dunnage or other suitable friction-increasing materials. Chains should never be stowed directly on metal surfaces.


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