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    This document discusses bale and grain capacity, and steel coil loading on ships. It defines bale capacity as the space for bagged or baled cargoes, typically 7-10% less than grain capacity. Grain capacity refers to the space for bulk cargoes and includes hatchway areas. When loading steel coils, dunnage is important to protect the ship and distribute weight evenly. Coils should be loaded longitudinally with wedges and secured with steel bands.

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    This document discusses bale and grain capacity, and steel coil loading on ships. It defines bale capacity as the space for bagged or baled cargoes, typically 7-10% less than grain capacity. Grain capacity refers to the space for bulk cargoes and includes hatchway areas. When loading steel coils, dunnage is important to protect the ship and distribute weight evenly. Coils should be loaded longitudinally with wedges and secured with steel bands.

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    This document discusses bale and grain capacity, and steel coil loading on ships. It defines bale capacity as the space for bagged or baled cargoes, typically 7-10% less than grain capacity. Grain capacity refers to the space for bulk cargoes and includes hatchway areas. When loading steel coils, dunnage is important to protect the ship and distribute weight evenly. Coils should be loaded longitudinally with wedges and secured with steel bands.

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    This document discusses bale and grain capacity, and steel coil loading on ships. It defines bale capacity as the space for bagged or baled cargoes, typically 7-10% less than grain capacity. Grain capacity refers to the space for bulk cargoes and includes hatchway areas. When loading steel coils, dunnage is important to protect the ship and distribute weight evenly. Coils should be loaded longitudinally with wedges and secured with steel bands.

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    The key takeaways are that bale capacity is generally 7-10% less than grain capacity due to space efficiencies. Grain capacity refers to space available for any bulk cargo while bale capacity refers to space for bagged or baled cargo.

    Bale capacity refers to the space available for bagged or baled cargoes, while grain capacity refers to the space available for liquid-type bulk cargo like grain that can flow into every corner. Generally, a ship's bale capacity is about 7-10% less than its grain capacity.

    When loading steel coils, dunnage should be carefully applied between the ship and cargo, and within cargo tiers to avoid damage to the ship's structure and enable even weight distribution. Careful preparation of the hold is also essential.

    Bale and Grain Capacity, Steel Coil Loading

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    Bale Capacity
    • Bale capacity is the space that is
    available for bagged or baled
    cargoes. Generally, a ship’s bale
    capacity is about 7–10% less than
    grain capacity. Ship bale and grain
    capacity measurements can be
    expressed in either cubic feet or
    cubic meters.
    Grain capacity
    • Ship Grain Capacity is the capacity of
    cargo spaces measured laterally to the
    outside of frames, and vertically from
    the tank tops to the top of the under
    weather deck beams, including the area
    contained within a ship’s hatchway
    coamings. Grain capacity is therefore an
    indication of space available for any bulk
    cargo, not just for bulk grain.
    Difference between Bale and Grain Capacity

    • Grain capacity is the space that is


    available for liquid-type cargo, like
    bulk grain, which can flow into every
    corner. Bale capacity is the space that
    is available for bagged or baled
    cargoes. Generally, a ship’s bale
    capacity is about 7–10% less than
    grain capacity.
    Steel Coil Loading
    • Steel coils are loaded with their axis
    oriented in the ship’s longitudinal direction.
    They are placed on wooden dunnage
    arranged in transverse direction. This
    dunnage ‒ pine planks typically 100–150
    mm wide and 30 mm thick, and pine
    wedges ‒ forms a protective layer between
    the coils and the inner bottom plating.
    What are the precautions while loading Steel
    coils on ships ?
    Steel is a very high-density cargo, to avoid
    damage to the ship’s structure and to enable
    an even weight distribution, carefully apply
    dunnage between the ship and cargo, and
    within cargo tiers.
    Steel is shipped in a variety of shapes, sizes
    and weights. Consequently, it is difficult to
    stow in classic block stowage. Careful
    preparation of the hold is essential.
    Steel Coil Loading
    • Steel coils should be stowed across the
    ship, on stout dunnage, with their axis fore
    and aft.
    • Use wedges to safely locate coils during
    loading. Base coils should be loaded from
    the ship’s side inwards to the centre and
    wedged, with the wedges placed below on
    their in-board side.
    Steel Coil Loading
    • Once at sea, the ship’s motion will cause the coils to settle
    as the weight of the key coils tightens the stow. Wedges
    placed either side of a coil will prevent this. However,
    when more than one key coil is used, and to locate their
    position during loading, double wedging is necessary on
    either side of the center supporting coil(s).
    • Coils are secured with steel banding to each other in
    varying forms.
    • Pneumatically tightened steel bands, binding the coils to
    those stowed immediately below, are preferred.
    • Key coils are positioned so that their bottom edges are
    one-third of a coil’s diameter below the top of the coils in
    the tier being locked, in a gap that is not greater than 60%
    of the key coil’s diameter.

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