5.3 Cargoes which have proved to be a potential source of danger
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5.3 Cargoes which have proved to be a potential source of danger

 Such cargoes include:

  • .1 containers when carried on deck of ships which are not specially designed and fitted for the purpose of carrying containers (annex 1);

  • .2 portable tanks (tank-containers) (annex 2);

  • .3 portable receptacles (annex 3);

  • .4 special wheel-based (rolling) cargoes (annex 4);

  • .5 heavy cargo items such as locomotives, transformers, etc. (annex 5);

  • .6 coiled sheet steel (annex 6);

  • .7 heavy metal products (annex 7);

  • .8 anchor chains (annex 8);

  • .9 metal scrap in bulk (annex 9);

  • .10 flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) (annex 10);

  • .11 logs in under-deck stow (annex 11); and

  • .12 unit loads (annex 12).


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