Section: 11 CARGO OPERATIONS - Univan

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FLEET OPERATION MANUAL Date 01.01.2005
CARGO SECURING PROCEDURES
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SECTION 11.4
When the cars are stowed in athwart ship direction, we require taking minimum 3
lashings at each end.
The athwartship stowed vehicles should also be secured with the wooden wedges,
pressed underneath the front of the front wheels and behind the rear wheels.
If the car is stowed in such a position that the angle between the lashings is more than
120 degrees, a third lashing should be taken in between the two.
A lashing should never extend underneath another vehicle, since it may be touching any
part of the vehicle. And when the lashing touches a part of the car body, which is not a
designed lashing point, it may cause damage to that particular part.
End of the lashing with shortest distance to the buckle (lock) should be fixed on the deck.
Two join to short lashing; they should be connected by the hook to the hook. Fixing the
hook to another part of the lashing is not permitted.
Hooks should never be affixed to the buckle (lock) of another lashing, as this may cause
the buckle to break or snap off.
Vehicle should be individually lashed and under no circumstances they should share a
lashing.
If the lashing point on a vehicle , e.g. in the front on most of the Mercedes Benz models
and Chrysler Jeep Cherokee, is placed inside the bumper, spoiler or any other part of
the vehicle, polyester slings (straps) or steel hooks (specially designed for Mercedes
Benz) should be placed between the lashing and the lashing point.
If Polyester slings or straps are used one strap should be used for each lashing.
The polyester sling and the straps should be strong and of same Safe working load as
the lashing itself. The damaged straps and polyester slings should be disposed off.
Sling should not be tied to the vehicle, but the end to be passed through the lashing point
and both the ends should be connected to the hook of lashing clasper.
It is prohibited to affix any lashing hooks to any part of the vehicles, such as bumpers,
fenders, steering rods and wheel rim etc.
Certain cars may require the specific lashing procedures, those must be followed. They
may vary from case to case basis.
Some of the cars may be without proper lashing points, which is the case with several
American models, the shipper may be able to advise you the specific slots on the chassis
of the vehicle, where you may affix the hooks. In the absence of any such slots the
lashing may be taken through the wheel rims.
The hooks should not be affixed directly to aluminum rims, they should be connected
through the strap or polyester sling.
If the rim has a sharp edge, then padding should be given below the strap. This will
prevent the strap to be damaged during the voyage.
The following pages we are presenting you some picture, to refresh what ever you have
studies so far on car lashings.