2 Illustrations of segregation of containers on board containerships with hatch covers

  2.1 The illustrations of this section apply to the segregation of containers which meet the definition of a container within the term of the International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) 1972, as amended, and are transported on deck and in the cargo holds of containerships or on deck and in the cargo holds of other types of ships provided that these stowage positions are properly fitted to give a permanent stowage of containers during transport^footnote.

  2.2 To determine locations in which containers are not permitted to contain dangerous goods that are incompatible with those in a reference container, the following method applies: container spaces (such as one container space, two container spaces) are identified in accordance with the applicable segregation provisions in the direct fore-and-aft and athwartships directions from the reference container. Lines are projected between the outermost corners of the containers occupying these spaces as shown in the figure. Containers located partially or completely between these lines and the reference container shall not contain dangerous goods that are incompatible with those in the reference container.

  2.3 The deck/hold layout used for the illustrations is:

• - two 20' containers stowed in a 40' container space

• - distance between two 40' container spaces is 2 ft/60 cm

  2.4 Explanation of the segregation terms

 Note 1:

All bulkheads and decks shall be resistant to fire and liquids.

Note 2:

When an illustration has more than one reference container, only one should be used when interpreting the illustration. When an illustration contains several reference containers, they have to be considered as different examples.

Situation fore & aft + athwartships: 1 container space

Situation fore & aft: 1 container space & athwartships: 2 container spaces

Situation fore & aft: 2 container spaces & athwartships: 3 container spaces