2 General recommendations
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2 General recommendations

  2.1 The cargo spaces in which wheel-based cargo is to be stowed should be dry, clean and free from grease and oil.

  2.2 Wheel-based cargoes should be provided with adequate and clearly marked securing points or other equivalent means of sufficient strength to which lashings may be applied.

  2.3 Wheel-based cargoes which are not provided with securing points should have those places where lashings may be applied clearly marked.

  2.4 Wheel-based cargoes which are not provided with rubber wheels or tracks with friction-increasing lower surface should always be stowed on wooden dunnage or other friction-increasing material such as soft boards, rubber mats, etc.

  2.5 When in stowage position, the brakes of a wheel-based unit, if so equipped, should be set.

  2.6 Wheel-based cargoes should be secured to the ship by lashings made of material having strength and elongation characteristics at least equivalent to steel chain or wire.

  2.7 Where possible, wheel-based cargoes, carried as part cargo, should be stowed close to the ship's side or in stowage positions which are provided with sufficient securing points of sufficient strength, or be block-stowed from side to side of the cargo space.

  2.8 To prevent any lateral shifting of wheel-based cargoes not provided with adequate securing points, such cargoes should, where practicable, be stowed close to the ship's side and close to each other, or be blocked off by other suitable cargo units such as loaded containers, etc.

  2.9 To prevent the shifting of wheel-based cargoes, it is, where practicable, preferable to stow those cargoes in a fore-and-aft direction rather than athwartships. If wheel-based cargoes are inevitably stowed athwartships, additional securing of sufficient strength may be necessary.

  2.10 The wheels of wheel-based cargoes should be blocked to prevent shifting.

  2.11 Cargoes stowed on wheel-based units should be adequately secured to stowage platforms or, where provided with suitable means, to its sides. Any movable external components attached to a wheel-based unit, such as derricks, arms or turrets, should be adequately locked or secured in position.

Parent topic: Annex 4 - Safe Stowage and Securing of Wheel-Based (Rolling) Cargoes
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