1.1 Containers carried on deck or on hatches of
such ships should preferably be stowed in the fore-and-aft direction.
1.2 Containers should not extend over the ship's
sides. Adequate supports should be provided when containers overhang
hatches or deck structures.
1.3 Containers should be stowed and secured so
as to permit safe access for personnel in the necessary operation
of the ship.
1.4 Containers should at no time overstress the
deck or hatches on which they are stowed.
1.5 Bottom-tier containers, when not resting on
stacking devices, should be stowed on timber of sufficient thickness,
arranged in such a way as to transfer the stack load evenly on to
the structure of the stowage area.
1.6 When stacking containers, use should be made
of locking devices, cones, or similar stacking aids, as appropriate,
between them.
1.7 When stowing containers on deck or hatches,
the position and strength of the securing points should be taken into
consideration.