Securing heavy objects
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Securing heavy objects

  16 Companies owning and/or operating passenger ships should adopt a policy to incorporate procedures into their Safety Management Systems (SMS) to help ensure the securing of heavy objects either permanently, when not in use, or during heavy/severe weather, as appropriate. Under this policy, a person or persons should oversee a deck-by-deck inspection to identify unsecured and potentially hazardous heavy objects. Integral to the procedures should be a list of identified objects which have a significant potential to cause injury.

  17 Practices and procedures for securing heavy objects should be monitored by each Head of Department and/or as otherwise specified by the ship's command structure, and during routine shipboard inspections and audits.

Parent topic: Annex – Recommended Interim Measures for Passenger Ship Companies to Enhance the Safety of Passenger Ships
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