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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Assembly - IMO Resolution A.581(14) – Guidelines for Securing Arrangements for the Transport of Road Vehicles on Ro-Ro Ships – (Adopted 20 November 1985)Amended by MSC/Circular.812Amended by MSC.1/Circular.1355 - Annex - Guidelines for Securing Arrangements for the Transport of Road Vehicles on Ro-Ro Ships - 4 Securing Points on Ships' Decks

4 Securing Points on Ships' Decks

  4.1 The ship should carry a Cargo Securing Manual in accordance with resolution A.489(XII) containing the information listed and recommended in paragraph 10 of the Annex to that resolution.

  4.2 The decks of a ship intended for road vehicles as defined in 3.2 should be provided with securing points. The arrangement of securing points should be left to the discretion of the shipowner provided that for each road vehicle or element of a combination of road vehicles, there is the following minimum arrangement of securing points:

  • .1 The distance between securing points in the longitudinal direction should in general not exceed 2.5 m. However, there may be a need for the securing points in the forward and after parts of the ship to be more closely spaced than they are amidships.

  • .2 The thwartships spacing of securing points should not be less than 2.8 m nor more than 3 m. However, there may be a need for the securing points in the forward and after parts of the ship to be more closely spaced than they are amidships.

  • .3 The maximum securing load (MSL) of each securing point should be not less than 100 kN. If the securing point is designed to accommodate more than one lashing (y lashings), the MSL should be not less than y x 100 kN

  4.3 In ro-ro ships which only occasionally carry road vehicles, the spacing and strength of securing points should be such that the special considerations which may be necessary to stow and secure road vehicles safely are taken into account.

Parent topic: Annex - Guidelines for Securing Arrangements for the Transport of Road Vehicles on Ro-Ro Ships
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