CSS CODE. Code of safe practice for cargo stowage and securing

CODE OF SAFE PRACTICE FOR CARGO STOWAGE AND SECURING (CSS CODE), 2003 ED. The Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing was adopted by the Assembly of IMO at its seventeenth regular session (November 1991) by resolution A.714(17).
The Assembly recommended that Governments implement the Code at the earliest possible opportunity and requested the MSC to keep it under review and amend it as necessary. This has been done. The first major changes to the Code were the amendments to MSC/Circ.664, adopted in December 1994, and MSC/Circ.691, adopted in May 1995, which were published as the 1994/1995 Amendments to the Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing, introducing annex 13, which has been incorporated into this consolidated edition. The present edition also includes amendments to annex 12, on safe stowage and securing of unit loads, issued as MSC/Circ.740 in June 1996, and amendments adopted by the MSC in May 2002, issued as MSC/Circ.1026, which saw significant changes in the contents of annex 13. Circular 1026 also includes an extension on the scope of application recommending all lashing assemblies to be fixed to strong or fixed points, a new table on friction coefficients and new texts on an advanced calculation method and an alternative method on balance of forces. The book contains, as appendices, various texts which have been issued by the Organization and are considered relevant to cargo stowage and securing.

Preface
Resolution A.714(17)
Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing
Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing
Foreword
Chapter 1 General
Chapter 2 Principles of safe stowage and securing of cargoes
Chapter 3 Standardized stowage and securing systems
Chapter 4 Semi-standardized stowage and securing
Chapter 5 Non-standardized stowage and securing
Chapter 6 Actions which may be taken in heavy weather
Chapter 7 Actions which may be taken once cargo has shifted
Annex 1 Safe stowage and securing of containers on deck
of ships which are not specially designed and fitted for the purpose of carrying containers
Annex 2 Safe stowage and securing of portable tanks
Annex 3 Safe stowage and securing of portable receptacles
Annex 4 Safe stowage and securing of wheel-based (rolling) cargoes
Annex 5 Safe stowage and securing of heavy cargo items such as locomotives, transformers, etc
Annex 6 Safe stowage and securing of coiled sheet steel
Annex 7 Safe stowage and securing of heavy metal products
Annex 8 Safe stowage and securing of anchor chains
Annex 9 Safe stowage and securing of metal scrap in bulk
Annex 10 Safe stowage and securing of flexible intermediate bulk containers
Annex 11 General guidelines for the under-deck stowage of logs
Annex 12 Safe stowage and securing of unit loads
Annex 13 Methods to assess the efficiency of securing arrangements for non-standardized cargo
Note on annex 14
Annex 14 Guidance on providing safe working conditions for securing of containers on deck
Appendices
Appendix 1 Resolution A.489(XII) - Safe stowage and securing of cargo units and other entities in ships other than cellular containerships
Appendix 2 Revised guidelines for the preparation of the Cargo Securing Manual
Appendix 3 Resolution A.533(13) - Elements to be taken into account when considering the safe stowage and securing of cargo units and vehicles in ships
Appendix 4 Resolution A.581(14) - Guidelines for securing arrangements for the transport of road vehicles on ro-ro ships
Appendix 5 Resolution A.864(20) - Recommendations for entering enclosed spaces aboard ships