1 The Parties Involved
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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 - 1 The Parties Involved

1 The Parties Involved

  1.1 The elements are intended primarily for the information and guidance of the following parties which, it is considered, are in some way associated with either the design or the operation of the ship or, alternatively, with the design, presentation or loading of cargo units including vehicles. They are:

  • .1 shipbuilders;

  • .2 shipowners;

  • .3 shipmasters;

  • .4 port authorities;

  • .5 shippers;

  • .6 forwarding agents;

  • .7 road hauliers;

  • .8 stevedores;

  • .9 cargo unit and vehicle manufacturers;

  • .10 insurers;

  • .11 railway operators; and

  • .12 packers of containers at inland depots.


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