Marine order 42—Carriage, stowage and securing of cargoes and containers

Marine order 42 sets out the requirements for:

• cargo information and weighing—verified gross mass
• cargo loading, stowage and securing.

Legislation and incorporated material

• Marine order 44 (Safe containers)
• Navigation Act 2012

Marine Notices

• 2022/02 Proper stowage and securing of cargo containers

Related content

• Cargo regulations
• Cargo marine orders and publications
• When a verified gross mass is required
• Obtaining a verified gross mass
• Container weight verification
• Tolerance enforcement and delays
• Dynamic separation of cargoes
• Air pollution
• Dangerous, hazardous and harmful cargoes handbook

List of material referenced in this marine order:

• Instrument of Approval - Approved accuracy standards for weighing equipment for the determination of verified gross mass (No. 5393)
• Code of safe practice for cargo stowage and securing, (CSS Code) IMO resolution A.714(17) as amended by MSC/Circ.812, MSC/Circ.1026 (register)
• Code of safe practice for ships carrying timber deck cargoes, 2011 (TDC Code), IMO resolution A.1048(27)
• Guidelines regarding the verified gross mass of a container carrying cargo, IMO circular MSC.1/Circ.1475 (register)
• International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972 (CSC 1972) (access, purchase or borrow)
• International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) (search, register or borrow)
• International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) (access, purchase or borrow)
• Recommendations for material safety data sheets (MSDS) for MARPOL Annex I oil cargo and oil fuel, IMO resolution MSC.286(86)
• Recommendations on the safe use of pesticides in ships applicable to the fumigation of cargo holds, IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1264 (register)
• Revised guidelines for the preparation of the cargo securing manual, IMO circular MSC.1/Circ.1353/Rev.1 (register)
• Revised recommendations on the safe use of pesticides in ships applicable to the fumigation of cargo transport units, IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1361 (register)
• Revised recommendations on the safe use of pesticides in ships, IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1358 (register)

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