CSS CODE CODE OF SAFE PRACTICE FOR CARGO STOWAGE AND SECURING 2011 EDITION INCLUDING REVISED GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE CARGO SECURING MANUAL London, 2011 iiiiii Contents Preface ............................................... v Resolution A.714(17) Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing ........... 1 Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing Foreword ............................................. 5 Chapter 1 General ................................... 9 Chapter 2 Principles of safe stowage and securing of cargoes ... 15 Chapter 3 Standardized stowage and securing systems ........ 19 Chapter 4 Semi-standardized stowage and securing .......... 21 Chapter 5 Non-standardized stowage and securing .......... 23 Chapter 6 Actions which may be taken in heavy weather ...... 25 Chapter 7 Actions which may be taken once cargo has shifted .. 27 Annex 1 Safe stowage and securing of containers on deck of ships which are not specially designed and ?tted for the purpose of carrying containers ............ 29 Annex 2 Safe stowage and securing of portable tanks ........ 33 Annex 3 Safe stowage and securing of portable receptacles ... 37 Annex 4 Safe stowage and securing of wheel-based (rolling) cargoes ................................... 40 Annex 5 Safe stowage and securing of heavy cargo items such as locomotives, transformers, etc. ............ 42 Annex 6 Safe stowage and securing of coiled sheet steel ..... 47 Annex 7 Safe stowage and securing of heavy metal products .. 52 Annex 8 Safe stowage and securing of anchor chains ........ 54 Annex 9 Safe stowage and securing of metal scrap in bulk .... 56 Annex 10 Safe stowage and securing of ?exible intermediate bulk containers ................... 57 Page Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing iv Annex 11 General guidelines for the under-deck stowage of logs .................................... 60 Annex 12 Safe stowage and securing of unit loads ........... 64 Annex 13 Methods to assess the ef?ciency of securing arrangements for non-standardized cargo .......... 68 Note on annex 14 ....................................... 87 Annex 14 Guidance on providing safe working conditions for securing of containers on deck ............... 89 Appendices Appendix 1 Resolution A.489(XII) – Safe stowage and securing of cargo units and other entities in ships other than cellular containerships ................ 105 Appendix 2 Revised guidelines for the preparation of the Cargo Securing Manual .................. 108 Appendix 3 Resolution A.533(13) – Elements to be taken into account when considering the safe stowage and securing of cargo units and vehicles in ships .... 120 Appendix 4 Resolution A.581(14) – Guidelines for securing arrangements for the transport of road vehicles on ro–ro ships .............................. 125 Appendix 5 Resolution A.864(20) – Recommendations for entering enclosed spaces aboard ships ............ 133 Page