Section: 11 CARGO OPERATIONS - Univan

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FLEET OPERATION MANUAL Date 01.01.2005
PORT OPERATIONS
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SECTION 11.5
5) Be additionally careful while conducting difficult maneuverings such as while taking a
sharp turn or while switch-backing.
6) Upon stowing the car in the correct stowage location, the car driver has to ensure the
following:
a. Ignition switch is off and key is kept inside the gloves box.
b. Hand brake is on.
c. Car gear is in engaged condition.
d. Car window glasses are closed
e. Cabin lights are off.
f. Cigarette lighter is not on
g. Head lights are off
h. Gasoline filling cap is in place and lid is shut.
i. The convex mirror and antennas are correctly stowed.
Cargo units should be correctly lashed as per vessel’s cargo securing manual and as
explained in the earlier sections.
Mark the High –damage potential cars during loading. The high potential damage cars
are such cars which have high probability of damage in case due care is not taken while
discharging these cars. The responsible officer should attend the discharge of this type of
cars.
Where the vehicles which stowed next to the obstructions such as pillars, protruding
pipes, these obstructions should be covered with polyurethane foam.
Close to slope way entrances vehicles may have scratch damages from the pillars. To
avoid this traffic cones may be placed before the entrance to guide the vehicle neatly into
the entrance.
Slope ways should be the most critical point of the cargo traffic during the cargo
operations. One of the ship’s officers should be present at all the times to attend to these
slope ways. Also wooden wedges affixed under the vehicles stowed on the slope ways
should only be removed while the vehicle is being driven out by the driver. It should not
be removed earlier.
When the driver takes a sharp turn close to another vehicle, there are chances that rear
of this car may touch the standing car. To avoid this kind of damage a traffic cone may be
placed in front of standing car.
Measure should be taken to avoid any nose hitting damage. Recent passenger car trend
is towards low heights. And they have air dam in the front bottom. If a slope way is
inclined excessively or car is driven with higher speed the air dam in front may touch the
ground. This is called nose hitting damage. To avoid this following precautions should be
taken:
1) Place a rubber matting at the end of slope way or ramp.
2) Do not let the angle of inclination for the ramps be more than 13 degrees.
3) Reduce the car speed on the slope way, by fixing traffic cones in front.
To reduce the speed of drivers, traffic cones may be placed on both side of traffic route to
narrow down the lane and thus the drivers have to reduce the speed.
During the cargo operations tend to the moorings regularly. A strong wind with slack
mooring lines, may part the mooring rope, thus may cause the damage to the vessel and
the cargo.
Do not touch, lean against a car or keep any tools on top of a car. This may cause a foot
print or a scratch damage to the car.
An over carried car will result into expenses for tracing the same. Be extremely careful