Proposed interpretations of and amendments to the Annex 13 of the IMO Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing Prof. Hermann Kaps, Peter Andersson

[German version]

Contents
	Introduction
	1  Weather dependent load assumptions for cargo securing
	1.1  Significant wave height
	1.2  Long-term statistics
	1.3  Significant wave heights assigned to offshore operations
	1.4  Reduction of acceleration figures in moderate sea conditions
	1.5  Unified interpretation of the „reduction clause“ in the Annex 13
	2  Speed reduction in head seas as accepted operational parameter
	3  Vessel survival criteria in case of a major cargo shift
	4  Additional tipping moment due to the rotational inertia of cargo units
	5  Balance of longitudinal sliding and tipping
	6  Interpretation of „on deck high“
	7  Separate consideration of wind moment in tipping balances
	8  Homogeneity of securing arrangements

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