Container Ship Stowage Fundamentals
Understand how containers are placed on a ship: bay–row–tier addressing, bay plans and BAPLIE, basic stability, stack weight limits, reefer/DG/OOG cargo, VGM and lashing. A conceptual course for maritime students and junior planners.
Instructor: Tim Academy Stowage.id
What you will master
- ✓ Read a container slot address in bay–row–tier format and tell hold positions from on-deck positions.
- ✓ Explain the roles of the pre-stowage plan, bay plan and stowage plan, and what the BAPLIE message is for.
- ✓ Explain G, M, GM, list, trim and draft intuitively, and why heavy containers go low.
- ✓ Recognise the special needs of reefer containers, dangerous goods (DG) and out-of-gauge cargo.
- ✓ Explain the SOLAS VGM requirement (Methods 1 and 2) and the container lashing gear used on ships.
- ✓ Plan a weight-limited container load without exceeding the payload.
Syllabus
- Container Ship Anatomy and Bay–Row–Tier AddressingFree preview
Reading 15 min
- Bay Plans, Stowage Plans and BAPLIE
Reading 15 min
- Basic Stability and Stack Weight Limits
Reading 18 min
- Special Cargo: Reefers, Dangerous Goods and Out-of-Gauge
Reading 16 min
- VGM and Container Lashing on Board
Reading 14 min
- Quiz: Ship Stowage Fundamentals
Quiz 12 min 10 questions
- Simulation: Heavy Cargo in a 40GP Container
Studio simulation 25 min
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