3.2.1 The input/output format of the loading instrument
should, as far as practicable, be easily comparable in information
and format to the loading manual so that the operators will easily
gain familiarity with the loading calculations.
3.2.2 The loading instrument should readily provide
any information that may be obtained from the loading manual by incremented
calculation reflecting the operation scenario in a clearly presented
format.
3.2.3 A simple and straightforward user manual
written in the same language as the loading manual should be provided.
The user manual should contain the approved test conditions and be
written in a language with which the ship’s officers responsible
for cargo operations are familiar. If this language is not English,
the ship should be provided with a manual written also in the English
language.
3.2.4 For each occasion when the ship is loaded
or unloaded or ballast water is exchanged at sea the sequence of the
operations should be checked using the approved loading instrument.
3.2.5 Where applicable, the loading instrument
should also be capable of performing calculations for break bulk cargo
and loading of different grades of cargo in the same cargo hold.
3.2.6 The sequence should be built up step by
step from commencement of cargo loading to reaching full deadweight
capacity. A step occurs each time the loading equipment changes position
to a new hold. Each step should be documented. In addition to longitudinal
strength, the local strength of each hold should be considered.
3.2.7 For each loading condition a summary of
all steps should be included. This summary should highlight the essential
information for each step such as:
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.1 how much cargo is loaded into each hold during
the different steps;
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.2 how much ballast water is discharged from each
ballast tank during the different steps;
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.3 the maximum still water bending moments and
shear forces at the end of each step; and
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.4 the ship’s trim and draught at the end
of each step.