Ship Loading Principles, Cargo Work and Stability – OOW
OOW Ship Loading Principles
The following links cover the main principal considerations to be borne in mind when loading a ship. Start with the Reserve Boyancy link.
The following sections contain Codes of Practice, Bulletins and Articles relating to Lifting, Stowing and Securing of Cargo
Heavy Lift and Project Cargo
Project Cargo is a term used to broadly describe the national or international transportation of large, heavy, high value or critical (to the project they are intended for) pieces of equipment. Also commonly referred to as Heavy lift, this includes shipments made of various components which require disassembly for shipment and reassembly after delivery.
How to safely load, stow, secure and discharge heavy lifts project cargo
Project cargo or equipment that may be large, heavy or out-of gauge, requires
specialised stowage, lifting, handling, may consist of high value or critical
items and typically consists of a quantity of goods connected to the same
project, which may be loaded from different ports.”
Safe use of lifting equipment
This Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) and associated guidance provide
practical advice on how you can comply with the Lifting Operations and Lifting
Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER).
Register of Lifting Appliances and Items of Loose Gear
Article 25(2) of the Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979
(No. 152), requires that “a register of the lifting appliances and items of loose gear shall be kept in a form prescribed by the competent authority, account being taken of the model
recommended by the International Labour Office
Lifting equipment – shackles and
other loose gear
Bulletin 40 – Ship inspectors/risk assessors have noted an increasing lack of awareness
regarding marking and certification of lifting equipment
