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Cargo Securing Manual

The Cargo Securing Manual is a ship-specific reference detailing the lashing points and securing arrangements for various cargo types, ensuring safety during adverse weather conditions at sea. It includes specifications for cargo securing equipment, their locations, usage, and maintenance, as well as the maximum securing load capacities. The manual categorizes cargo into standardized, semi-standardized, and non-standardized types, outlining appropriate securing methods for each.

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Cargo Securing Manual

The Cargo Securing Manual is a ship-specific reference detailing the lashing points and securing arrangements for various cargo types, ensuring safety during adverse weather conditions at sea. It includes specifications for cargo securing equipment, their locations, usage, and maintenance, as well as the maximum securing load capacities. The manual categorizes cargo into standardized, semi-standardized, and non-standardized types, outlining appropriate securing methods for each.

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Cargo Securing Manual


Cargo Securing Manual:
 A manual that is pertinent to an individual ship,
and which will show the lashing points and details
of the securing of relevant cargoes carried by the
vessel.
 It is a ship’s reference which specifies the on‐board
securing arrangements for cargo units, including
vehicles and containers, and other entities.
 The securing examples are based on the
transverse, longitudinal and vertical forces which
may arise during adverse weather conditions at sea.
 SOLAS chapters VI and VII of this convention are all about the
carriage of cargo. It specifies the requirements for stowage and
securing almost all types of cargo and those that require special
handling.
 Any ocean-going vessel that is engaged in the transport of cargo,
except solid and liquid bulk cargoes, should have a cargo securing
manual onboard.
What Does the Cargo Securing Manual
Specify?
 A cargo securing manual details all the cargo-securing equipment
on board the vessel, whether fixed or portable.
 It specifies their locations and how they should be used to secure the
different types of cargo that are transported.
 This manual also shows details of the chains, lashings, rods, etc. that
are used to secure the cargo on the ship.
 The strength of the cargo securing equipment to withstand any
adverse weather and the rough sea conditions, the methods
followed to secure the cargo, and maintenance instructions should be
available in this manual.
 Cargo securing manuals specify the allowable load
capacity of equipment that is known as its MSL
(Maximum Securing Load).
Standardized cargo ,Semi-standardized Cargo,
Non-standardized Cargo
 The SWL or Safe Working Load is the load that can be handled
safely by the equipment.
 Standardized Cargo is used to signify the cargo that can be
secured normally on a ship.
 A Semi-standardized Cargo Semi-standardized cargo refers to
cargo for which the ship is equipped with a securing system
capable of accommodating a limited variety of cargo
units. These units might include vehicles, trailers, or other
specific types of cargo
 whereas, a non-standardized cargo requires special stowage and
securing arrangements. The manual specifies where each type of
item or cargo should be kept.
 Only the appropriate cargo securing points mentioned in the cargo securing manual
should be used for securing the cargo.
Following are the contents of Cargo Securing
Manual

 1. General.
 2. Securing Devices and Arrangements.
 3. Stowage and Securing of cargo.
 4. Requirements for vessel specific type and

 Appendices

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