2.1 The cargo spaces in which heavy metal products
are to be stowed should be clean, dry and free from grease and oil.
2.2 The cargo should be so distributed as to avoid
undue hull stress.
2.3 The permissible deck and tank top loading
should not be exceeded.
2.4 The following measures should be taken when
stowing and securing heavy metal products:
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.1 cargo items should be stowed compactly from
one side of the ship to the other, leaving no voids between them and
using timber blocks between items if necessary;
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.2 cargo should be stowed level whenever possible
and practicable;
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.3 the surface of the cargo should be secured;
and
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.4 the shoring should be made of strong, non-splintering
wood and adequately sized to withstand the acceleration forces. One
shoring should be applied to every frame of the ship but at intervals
of not less than 1 m.
2.5 In the case of thin plates and small parcels,
alternate fore-and-aft and athwartships stowage has proved satisfactory.
The friction should be increased by using sufficient dry dunnage or
other material between the different layers.
2.6 Pipes, rails, rolled sections, billets, etc.,
should be stowed in the fore-and-aft direction to avoid damage to
the sides of the ship if the cargo shifts.
2.7 The cargo, and especially the topmost layer,
can be secured by:
2.8 Whenever heavy metal products are not stowed
from side to side of the ship, special care should be taken to secure
such stowages adequately.
2.9 Whenever the surface of the cargo is to be
secured, the lashings should be independent of each other, exert vertical
pressure on the surface of the cargo, and be so positioned that no
part of the cargo is unsecured.