3.1 Loading manual
3.1.1 Fortheloading,unloadingandstowageofsolidbulkcargoes,referenceshouldbe madeto SOLASregulationVI/7andtherelatedCodeofPracticefortheSafeLoadingandUnloadingofBulk Carriers (BLU Code).
3.1.2 Theloadingmanualshouldcontaintypicalloadingsequencesfromcommencementofcargo loading to reaching full deadweight capacity for homogeneous conditions, relevant part load conditionsandalternateholdloadingconditionswhereapplicable.Typicalunloadingsequencesfor these conditions should be included.
3.1.3 Thetypicalloadingsequencesshouldbedevelopedpayingdueattentiontotheloadingrate, the deballasting capacity and the applicable strength and draught limitations.
3.1.4 The typical loading and unloading sequences should include, as relevant:
.1 alternate light and heavy cargo loading condition;
.2 homogeneous light and heavy cargo loading condition;
.3 shortvoyageconditionwheretheshipisloadedtomaximumdraughtwithlimited bunkers;
.4 multiple port loading/unloading condition;
.5 deck cargo condition, where permitted;
.6 block loading; and
.7 ballast water exchange conditions, if not covered by other documents.
3.2 Loading instrument
3.2.1 Theinput/outputformatoftheloadinginstrumentshould,asfaraspracticable,beeasily comparableininformationandformattotheloadingmanualsothattheoperatorswilleasilygain familiarity with the loading calculations.
3.2.2 Theloadinginstrumentshouldreadilyprovideanyinformationthatmaybeobtainedfromthe loadingmanualbyincrementedcalculation,reflectingtheoperationscenarioinaclearlypresented format.
3.2.3 Asimpleandstraightforwardusermanualwritteninthesamelanguageastheloadingmanual shouldbeprovided. Theusermanualshouldcontaintheapprovedtestconditionsandbewrittenina language with which the ship's officers responsible for cargo operations are familiar. If this languageisnotEnglish,theshipshouldbeprovidedwithamanualwrittenalsointheEnglish language.
3.2.4 Foreachoccasionwhentheshipisloadedorunloadedorballastwaterisexchangedatsea, the sequence of the operations should be checked, using the approved loading instrument.
3.2.5 Whereapplicable,theloadinginstrumentshouldalsobecapableofperformingcalculations for break bulk cargo and loading of different grades of cargo in the same cargo hold.
3.2.6 Thesequenceshouldbebuiltupstepbystepfromcommencementofcargoloadingto reachingfulldeadweightcapacity. Astepoccurseachtimetheloadingequipmentchangesposition
toanewhold. Eachstepshouldbedocumented. Inadditiontolongitudinalstrength,thelocal strength of each hold should be considered.
3.2.7 Foreachloadingconditionasummaryofallstepsshouldbeincluded.Thissummaryshould highlight the essential information for each step such as:
.1 how much cargo is loaded into each hold during the different steps;
.2 howmuchballastwaterisdischargedfromeachballasttankduringthedifferent steps;
.3 themaximumstillwaterbendingmomentsandshearforcesattheendofeachstep; and
.4 the ship's trimand draught at the end of each step.