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Annex II
IMCO
Recommendation on the Safe Stowage And Securing of Containers on Deck on Vessels Which Are Not Specially Designed and Fimd for the Purpose of Carrying Containers
The Maritime Safety Committee Recommends:
- Containers carried on deck or on hatches should be stowed preferably in a fore and aft direction;
- The containers should be stowed so that they do not extend over the vessel’s side. Adequate supports should be provided when containers overhang hatches or deck structures;
- The containers should be stowed and secured so as to permit safe access for personnel in the necessary working of the vessel;
- All containers should be effectively secured preferably at the bottom comers in a way which will guard against sliding. Restraint against upping should be effected by securing the top or bottom corners as may be practicable;
- Containers carried on deck or hatches should be carried one high unless the upper containers are so secured that they cannot slide or tip;
- Under normal conditions no restraint system should impose on containers or any of their fittings forces in excess of those for which they have been designed;
- At no time should the containers overstress the deck or hatches; the hatch covers should be so secured to the vessel that tipping of the entire hatch cover is prevented;
- The structural strength of the deck or hatch components should be taken into consideration when containers are carried thereon and when locating and affixing securing devices.
