🔍 Key Concepts

• Ro-Ro (roll-on/roll-off) vehicle requirements under SOLAS and the ship’s Cargo Securing Manual (CSM) • The difference between universal safety requirements (apply to all vehicles) and operational limits (may vary by ship, deck, or ramp) • Design of securing points/lashing apertures and how many lashings are normally attached to each

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself which option describes something that must apply to every single vehicle, regardless of its size, type, or where the ship is trading • Consider whether international or U.S. regulations set a single fixed maximum weight for all vehicles on all Ro-Ro vessels, or whether weight limits are usually determined by the ship’s structure, deck, and ramp ratings • Think about how lashings are attached: is it usually safer to spread lashings over multiple points, or to put several lashings through the same aperture?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify whether there is a universal 22‑ton weight limit for all vehicles on Ro-Ro ships in the regulations you’ve studied • Check if regulations or the Cargo Securing Manual require vehicles to have an effective braking system to keep them from moving during loading, transit, and discharging • Confirm how many lashings each securing point/aperture is normally intended to take: one lashing per aperture versus more than one