2 General Elements
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Assembly - IMO Resolution A.533(13) – Elements to be Taken into Account when Considering the Safe Stowage and Securing of Cargo Units and Vehicles in Ships – (Adopted 17 November 1983)Amended by MSC.1/Circular.1354 - Annex - Elements to be Taken into Account when Considering the Safe Stowage and Securing of Cargo Units1 and Vehicles in Ships - 2 General Elements

2 General Elements

  2.1 It is of the utmost importance to ensure that:

  • .1 cargo units including vehicles intended for the carriage of cargo in sea transport are in sound structural condition and have an adequate number of securing points of sufficient strength so that they can be satisfactorily secured to the ship. Vehicles should, in addition, be provided with an effective braking system; and

  • .2 cargo units and vehicles are provided with an adequate number of securing points to enable the cargo to be adequately secured to the cargo unit or vehicle so as to withstand the forces, in particular the transverse forces, which may arise during the sea transport.

  • .3 safe access and safe places of work are provided for persons engaged in work connected with cargo stowage and securing.

Parent topic: Annex - Elements to be Taken into Account when Considering the Safe Stowage and Securing of Cargo Units footnote and Vehicles in Ships
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