Under no circumstances are personnel allowed to ride on containers and/or container spreaders during container operation.
- Unitising of cargo is to be instructed by the OPERATORS representative.
- Consolidation on containers/bolsters shall take place only after request from or approval by OPERATORS representative and upon the instruction of the Stowage Planner or concerned party.
- When consolidate different ports on same container/ bolster, correct discharge and port rotation must be observed.
- When handling containers/bolsters on board by forklift, a signalman must be present at all times in order to guide the forklift driver and, thereby, avoid damage to the containers/bolsters.
- Twist lock sockets should be used as per below instruction in vessels equipped with these.