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Loading instrument for a bulk carrier -Why it is mandatory to use a loading manual or a loading computer ?
It is a statutory requirement of the International Load Line
Convention that, noting exemptions, "the Master of every new vessel be supplied with sufficient information, in an approved form, to
enable him to arrange for the loading and ballasting of his ship in such a way as to avoid the creation of any unacceptable stresses in
the ship's structure." Where the Master feels that he has insufficient information regarding the structural limitations or requires advice
on the interpretation of the classification society's structural limitations imposed on his ship, advice should be sought from the ship's
classification society.

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The cargo stowage plan should be prepared considering some basic check items such as Seasonal Load Line Zones,Port restrictions ,
Shipboard limits, e.g. Draft, Cargo capacity, Stability, Stresses, etc. & Loading rates. The ship's approved loading manual is an
essential onboard documentation for the planning of cargo stowage, loading and discharging operations. This manual describes:

i) The loading conditions on which the design of the ship has been based, including permissible limits of still water shear force and
bending moments.

ii) The results of calculations of SWSF and SWBM for each included loading condition.

iii) The allowable local loading of the structure.

iv) Operational limits.

The ship's loading manual is a ship specific document, the data contained therein is only applicable to the ship for which it has been
approved.

Loading Computer for bulk carrier

The loading computer is an invaluable shipboard calculation tool which assists the ship's cargo officer in:

i) Planning and controlling cargo and ballasting operations.

ii) Rapidly calculating SWSF and SWBM for any load condition.

iii) Identifying the imposed structural limits which are not to be exceeded.

It is important to note that the loading instrument is not a substitute for the ship's loading manual. Therefore, the officer in charge
should also refer to the loading manual when planning or controlling cargo operations.

A loading instrument or loading computer can be either an analog or digital system. Modern loading instruments consist of approved
computational software operating on a shipboard digital PC. The ship's loading instrument is a ship specific onboard equipment and
the results of the calculations are only applicable to the ship for which it has been approved.

The operation manual is an essential part of the loading instrument and should be kept onboard at all times. The ship's deck officers
should familiarise themselves with the operation of the onboard loading instrument.

It is recommended ship's Master to check the accuracy of the loading instrument against the test cargo loading conditions at regular
intervals.

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