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Gard Guidance Masters

2.12.6.5 COMPLETION OF LOADING - LASHING SURVEY

Upon completion of loading, careful lashing based on a calculated lashing plan must be carried out. If a lashing plan is not provided from ashore prior to loading, the Master should ask the Company to instruct a competent expert experienced in the loading and lashing of heavy lift cargoes to prepare a lashing plan for a safe passage.

A lashing survey
  • ensures a safe passage
  • provides evidence against possible cargo claims
  • indicates that the utmost care was used in the preparation for the voyage.