Table 6-2. Application of
Materials for Blocking and Tiedown of
Typical 5-Ton, 6x6 Truck in
Hold of
General Cargo Vessel (fig 6-5)
on board restraint equipment will be adequate, and no fur-
6-4. Special Design Vessels
ther blocking or bracing will be required. For movement
Seatrain/trailer vessels, roll-on/roll-off ships, landing ships,
by barge or similar lighterage, the vehicles must be blocked
and attack-cargo vessels are equipped with patented lash-
and braced. When vehicles are to be transported aboard
ing gear and prepositioned fittings in the deck. When vehi-
landing craft and amphibious lighters extended distances
cles are to be transported aboard such vessels, use of the
on water, they should be lashed, blocked, and braced.
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