\u201cThe biggest group of third-party people we would have suffering injuries or making claims against shipowners would be stevedores,\u201d says Tony Baker, manager of the North of England\u2019s risk management department.<\/p>\n
In the latest edition of its Signals newsletter, the North of England P&I Club says it has previously reminded members about proper stowage of containers, but claims for collapse of stows in heavy weather continue to arise.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the ship\u2019s side, it is important to make sure the port is doing its job properly \u2013 the ship should monitor that stowage and securing is correctly done,\u201d says Mr Baker.<\/p>\n
\u201cLots of the planning is now done by the terminals and the containers are loaded on to the ship by the terminals, but the ship still has responsibility to check that everything is done properly.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo the ship is not doing the planning but is still responsible for it \u2013 that is a very,very difficult situation for the ship.\u201d<\/p>\n
Often, says Mr Baker, ships only get the information they need minutes before they are due to sail,limiting the opportunity for checking.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ship\u2019s Cargo Security Manual must be on the ship and our advice simply is to make sure that the port has that planner and is using that information, while the ship must check that the stowage and securing have been done according to that information.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, the blurring of boundaries when it comes to operations and responsibilities creates all sorts of problems.<\/p>\n
The North of England advises its members to make sure that their ships are in good condition \u2013 that ladders are OK, that there are no oil spills that could cause someone to slip, for example.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso, dockers should not go into any areas of the ship apart from those that they are allowed in.They should not be wandering anywhere else.<\/p>\n
\u201cShips should not be letting anybody on board who isn\u2019t properly dressed or supervised – and if the crew see anybody doing anything stupid like climbing on top of containers, that should be stopped.\u201d<\/p>\n
And the North of England points out in its Signals article: \u201cIf masters find that the stowage plan provided by the planners does not comply with the Cargo Security Manual, they are fully entitled to refuse to sail in such a condition. Masters are entitled to insist that the ship is replanned and the stowage amended before it sails.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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