Container Securing Systems

Course details

Course Outlines:

• The stresses experienced by containers, and the forces and motions creating them
• The necessity for and functions of container securing systems
• The main features of cell guide systems and how they secure containers
• The main types of non-locking container securing devices and how they are used
• The main types of locking connectors and how they are used
• The three types of lashing materials; attachments and tensioning devices
• Lashing plans and safe securing patterns for above-deck stowage
• Securing systems for below-deck stowage in non-cellular holds
• Container securing systems, devices and patterns for RoRo vessels
• Securing systems for non-containerized and difficult stows.

Course Objectives:

This Unit is designed:

• To explain why containers need to be secured during the sea voyage.
• To describe the main types of securing devices used on container vessels.
• To explain how container securing devices are used.