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    The Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) issued a safety bulletin advising on safe practices for securing timber deck cargoes during sea voyages. The bulletin recommends loop lashing over traditional top-over lashing as it is superior for preventing cargo movement. There are three types of loop lashing described - upright-fixed, hatch-cover fixed, and deck-fixed. Any of the three loop lashing methods can be used depending on the ship's fittings and provide the safest securing of timber deck cargoes compared to top-over lashing.

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    The Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) issued a safety bulletin advising on safe practices for securing timber deck cargoes during sea voyages. The bulletin recommends loop lashing over traditional top-over lashing as it is superior for preventing cargo movement. There are three types of loop lashing described - upright-fixed, hatch-cover fixed, and deck-fixed. Any of the three loop lashing methods can be used depending on the ship's fittings and provide the safest securing of timber deck cargoes compared to top-over lashing.

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    The Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) issued a safety bulletin advising on safe practices for securing timber deck cargoes during sea voyages. The bulletin recommends loop lashing over traditional top-over lashing as it is superior for preventing cargo movement. There are three types of loop lashing described - upright-fixed, hatch-cover fixed, and deck-fixed. Any of the three loop lashing methods can be used depending on the ship's fittings and provide the safest securing of timber deck cargoes compared to top-over lashing.

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    The Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) issued a safety bulletin advising on safe practices for securing timber deck cargoes during sea voyages. The bulletin recommends loop lashing over traditional top-over lashing as it is superior for preventing cargo movement. There are three types of loop lashing described - upright-fixed, hatch-cover fixed, and deck-fixed. Any of the three loop lashing methods can be used depending on the ship's fittings and provide the safest securing of timber deck cargoes compared to top-over lashing.

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    BULLETIN

    Safe loop lashing practice for ships carrying timber deck


    cargoes

    Category
    Issue date
    Area

    Operations
    28/11/2014
    Worldwide

    We would like to advise our Members that Maritime New


    Zealand (MNZ) has issued a safety bulletin on the safe carriage
    of timber deck cargoes in order to minimise accidents.
    In this bulletin, it has been advised that a number of global
    incidents have occurred where best practice methods have not
    been used to secure cargoes. These have resulted in injuries
    and the loss of cargo overboard. Any lashing practice must be
    able to overcome the transverse forces generated by the ships
    rolling movement. If the cargo is poorly lashed and the cargo
    moves during the voyage, it can cause a ship to lose stability.
    At present, the top-over lashing is the most common practice
    for securing timber deck cargoes; however this practice is
    not recommended for vessels other than those trading in
    restricted sea areas, inland or sheltered waterways as it is
    sufficient only when transverse acceleration is very small.
    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has reviewed
    its Code of Safe Practice for Ships carrying timber deck cargo.
    In 2011, the IMO revised regulation 5.4.1 in the Code of Safe
    Practice for Ships carrying timber deck cargo to include loop
    lashing as an optional practice to top-over lashing for securing
    timber deck cargoes since engineering analysis have shown that
    loop lashing is superior to top-over lashing for security and safety
    when transporting timber deck cargoes throughout a sea voyage.
    MNZ has now recommended loop lashing, as in their opinion, it is the
    safest and most secure practice for ships carrying timber deck cargoes
    throughout a voyage. Loop lashings are passed over the top-of-stow
    in opposing pairs to provide horizontal elements that best prevent the
    timber deck cargoes racking when considering all conditions at sea.

    To secure the timber deck cargoes by loop lashing, the lashing is drawn
    from the base of one side of the cargo, up and fitted across the top
    of cargo to a securing point at the top of the stanchion. Alternatively,
    the lower part of the lashing may be fastened to a securing
    point on top of the hatch-cover or deck underneath the cargo.
    The loop is then completed by rigging a second lashing in the
    opposing direction, so that the two lashings form one structure.
    There are three practices of loop lashing that can be used to secure
    timber deck cargoes. These are:
    1.
    2.
    3.

    Upright-fixed.
    Hatch-cover fixed.
    Deck-fixed.

    These three loop lashing practices are each illustrated overleaf.

    BULLETIN
    Safe loop lashing practice for ships carrying timber deck
    cargoes

    1. Upright-fixed
    This is the fastest securing practice. Less securing material
    and time is involved to secure the timber deck cargoes
    than with traditional chain and wiggle wire top-over lashing.

    2. Hatch-cover-fixed
    This version requires hog lashing to be placed in addition and
    separately to the opposing pairs of loop lashing.

    3. Deck-fixed
    This version is fixed in a similar manner to hatch-cover fixed.

    MNZ advise that any of the above loop lashing practices can be
    used to achieve the best safe practice for transporting timber
    deck cargoes on a voyage, however the ships fittings will be a
    determining factor for the loop lashing practice that is selected.
    For further information and the full wording of the safety bulletin
    please visit MNZ website.

    Source of Information: http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/Publications-and-forms/Commercial-operations/Shipping-safety/Safety-updates/Issue29-mnzsafety-bulletin-june-2014.asp

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