Chapter 6. MARINE AND TERMINAL TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE

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CHAPTER 6

MARINE AND TERMINAL TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE

as close together as practical, with minimum spacing

6-1. Scope

between outer vehicles and the sweatboards (ap-

This chapter provides transportability guidance for

proximately 4 to 6 inches). Removable parts (such as

marine and terminal movement of the semitrailers

side, rear, and front panels or body cargo stakes),

listed in chapter 2. It covers significant technical and

spare parts, and on-equipment materiel (OEM), if

physical characteristics and safety considerations;

not shipped on the trailer, should be protected and

prescribes blocking materials; and provides guidance

identified for location or disposition during ship-

required to prepare, lift, tie down, and discharge the

ment. Semitrailers in the hold of the ship should be

vehicles.

blocked in front, in the rear, and on both sides of the

6-2. Safety

wheels so that the vehicle cannot move in any

In addition to the safety precautions contained in

direction; individual vehicle blocks should be braced

chapter 3, the following precautions should be taken

to bulkheads, stanchions, and other vehicle wheel

as applicable:

blocks. Additionally, a brace cradle (stanchion)

a. All vessel equipment and gear should be in-

should be placed under the kingpin for additional

spected prior to use.

support. All semitrailers should be lashed with wire

b. All stevedore slings and other items used in the

rope or chains to nearby bulkheads, stanchions, or

loading and unloading operations should be in-

padeyes.

spected for condition and adequate capacity.

NOTE

c. All personnel should be cautioned not to walk

The methods described in this chapter for

under semitrailers being lifted.

lifting and securing vehicles are suggested

d. Lifting provisions on each semitrailer should be

procedures. Other methods of handling and

inspected to insure that they are complete and

stowage may be used provided they will

undamaged.

insure safe delivery without damage.

e. All lifts should have at least two tag lines

a. Lifting. For location of lifting points on the

attached to control the swing of the semitrailer while

semitrailers refer to the side and rear elevation

suspended.

drawings in paragraph 2-4 (fig 2-8 through 2-17);

however, due to the length of the semitrailers, a

6-3. General Rules for Stowing

heavy-lift spreader is normally used. For a typical

Whenever possible, semitrailers should receive the

lifting diagram see figure 6-1.

protection of below-deck stowage. In general, good

stowage of vehicles means placing them fore and aft

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