A standard set up for portable lashing equipment has been established for all vessels based on their capacity, configuration, and trade. This equipment should mainly be used on board and used to unitise cargo ashore.
Lashing equipment considered as standard equipment or re-usable equipment is purchased by or after authorization from the BB & Global equipment. All supply of Standard equipment from/to vessels (including equipment used for unitizing) and appointed suppliers as well as all disposals shall be reported in the Lashing Equipment inventory System by the Local office.
All vessels shall conduct regular inventory controls and report the results to BB & Global equipment in order to ensure a cost-effective supply and sufficient quantities of equipment on board. As a general rule RoRo's shall conduct a control 3 times per year and the PCTCs/PCCs 4 times per year. The BB & Global equipment will supply vessels with inventory lists. During these inventories as well as during the work with the lashing material, all damaged and worn-out lashing material to be taken aside and reported as scrap.
Vessel is responsible for careful storage, safe handling and to prevent lashing equipment from damage and theft.
Planned Supply required from the vessels should be sent well in advance (latest 3–2 week's prior ETA North Europe) to BB & Global equipment.
Emergency delivery ("Emergency" means a particular piece of cargo will be left behind or is required to perform a safe and quality minded cargo operation). The Master/Chief Officer shall sign the delivery receipt for equipment.
Dunnage material that can be re-used shall be collected and re-used until damaged and considered useless.
The recycling of damaged/useless dunnage should be handled according to the vessels garbage management per Owners Environmental policy.