What are Safety measures for vessel carrying Timber ?

• The height of the stow not to interfere with the navigation
• Access to the ship’s steering gear not be obstructed.
• Crew should be provided with a safe means of access : Underdeck & on deck passage, walkway
• The guard rails or wires should be a height of not less than lm and each set should consists of three courses. No opening below the lowest course should exceed 23Omm in height and opening above that course should not exceed 38Omm in height
• All deck cargo should he adequately secured. When timber deck cargo is stowed in any well it must be stowed as solidly as possible to extend over the entire available length of the well to a height not less than the standard height of a superstructure other than a raised quarter deck.
• A walkway must be provided on top of the timber even if the ship has a permanent passageway. Stowage : Compact, efficient lashings with accessible releases.
• Uprights if required – should be of adequate strength, secured in position by angles or metal sockets, and the spacing between any two uprights must not exceed 3m.

PART II – Additional requirements applicable to Timber Deck Cargo

Section A – applies to :

• ships not marked with timber loadlines
• ships that have timber loadline marks but which are loaded within the limits of ordinary loadlines. In addition to Part I, :
• In a winter period, HEIGHT of cargo above weather deck not exceeding 1/3 of the extreme breadth of the ship
• When stowed in any well, it must be solidly extended over the entire length of the well to a height not less than the standard height of a superstructure other than a raised quarter deck.
• A walkway must be provided on top of the timber even if the ship has a permanent passageway.
• Stowage : compact, efficient lashings with accessible 
• Uprights if required –  should be of adequate strength, secured in position by angle s or metal sockets, and the  spacing between any two uprights must not exceed 3 m.

Part II : Section B -Additional requirements for Timber Deck Cargoes in vessels loaded to Timber Loadline

• efficiently secured throughout its length by independent overall lashings spaced not more than 3 metres apart.
• lashings secured to eye-plates- interval of not more than 3 metres.
• 1st eye-plate and lashing not more than 2 m from end bulkhead. If no bulkhead, 0.6 and 1.5 m from ends of the timber deck cargo.
• Lashings of close link chain (<19mm) with sliphooks and turnbuckles accessible at all times.
• If length of timber less than 3.6m- lashing spacing to be reduced.