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and Containers, in 2008, that the following amendments should also be applied to the current CSS Code. Te report to the MSC stated;
• 5.1 Te Sub-Committee recalled that DSC 12, having established the working group
• 1) noted the group’s views on the best way to disseminate information on local
on providing safe working conditions for securing of containers and the CSS Code and having considered the report of the working group (DSC 12/WP.4) in part relating to the item, took action as follows:
regulations, particularly the Russian Federation rules for safe carriage of cargoes by sea, form for cargo information and method of calculation of non-shiſt criterion for structuralising cargoes, relevant to specialised cargoes and regional trade, contained in document DSC 12/8 (Russian
• 2) agreed to the deletion of proposed amendments to the CSS Code contained
Federation), and that it could not reach an agreement on this issue and decided to request the Secretariat to consider the options suggested by the group and advise DSC 13 accordingly;
in the sections 7.2 (Container stowage) and 7.3 (Containership condition report) of the proposed amendments to the CSS Code contained in the annex to the report of the correspondence group (DSC 12/10/1). However, it also agreed that matters on container stowage should be taken into account when the Guidelines for the preparation of the cargo securing manual (MSC/Circ.745) is further considered for amendment. Additionally, the Sub-Committee noted the group’s opinion that the proposal on the Containership
Lloyd’s Register delivers software for safer operations
Lloyd’s Register has developed and released its latest container-securing rules and software that will provide a framework that is safer and more effective with the use of modern ships. The new rules have been developed along with the assistance of major container-shipping lines and manufacturers of lashing equipment. “These rules are the culmination of a great deal of detailed work with operators, builders, designers and port
operators,” said David Tozer, Lloyd’s Register’s global business manager for container ships. “Safety, as always, comes first. But ensuring flexibility in loading and discharging operations is vital for operators. So these new rules were created to combine safety and flexibility, allowing more sophisticated and varied container stows to save time and expense in port.” The rules and software follow last year’s release of Lloyd’s Register’s Guidance on Ergonomic Container Lashing (ECL), supported by the ECL notation. The main benefits of the latest set of rules from Lloyds Register are; • a reduced risk of losing containers overboard, with associated environmental risks and cost • a reduced risk of loss of life or serious injury to stevedores and crew engaged in container lashing • more effective lashing techniques for new, much larger, container ships • increased potential for innovative and flexible lashing designs and arrangements • increased flexibility in the allowable weight of containers in certain configurations. Lloyd’s Register’s LashRight software is the latest in the Group’s dedicated container-securing software. It calculates
the forces acting in lashed and unlashed stacks on deck and validates the results against the requirements contained in Part 3 of Lloyd’s Register’s Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships. LashRight can quickly identify areas which have failed the assessment, helping designers to make the required
changes to container arrangement, weight distribution or lashing equipment. This helps to ensure compliance with requirements and reduces the risk of containers being damaged or lost overboard.
Key features of the software include;
• step-by-step ‘wizards’ help designers to carry out analyses quickly and efficiently • calculations are performed in real time; changes are accommodated as they are made • results are calculated for pitching, rolling and combined conditions, in accordance with the Rules or user requirements • covers industry standard containers and lashing equipment, or users can add custom specifications to the software’s library.
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• 3) noted the progress made on the draſt amendments to the new annex to the
condition report (document DSC 12/10/1, annex, section 7.3) had merit; and
• 5.2 Te Sub-Committee noted that there were three issues for consideration, namely
CSS Code, further noted that, due to time constraints, the group was not able to finalise the draſt amendments to the CSS Code and agreed to invite the Committee to extend the target completion date of this item to 2008.
means of dissemination of information on local regulations, information on the joint industry research project Lashing@Sea and the finalisation of the CSS Code.
Lashings@Sea is a joint industry research
project that aims to prevent lashing systems from failing and to increase safety and lashing
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