loading manual can be a part of the ship’s stability booklet ● ALoading Manual is to be supplied to all
ships where longitudinal strength calculations have been required, (L>65 m) ● Theloading manual
and the loading instruments must be approved by the administration. ● Theloading manual and the
loading instruments must be approved by the administration. ● Details of the loading conditions are
to be included in the Manual as applicable. ● It must also to contain the following: 1. Values of actual
and permissible still water bending moments and shear forces and, where applicable, limitations due
to torsional loads. 2. The allowable local loadings for the structure such as the hatch covers, decks
and double bottoms. If the ship is not approved to carry load on the deck or hatch covers, this is to
be clearly stated. ● TheManual is to contain the following information for bulk carriers, ore carriers
and combination carriers of length, L, 150 m or above: 1. The cargo hold(s) or combination of cargo
holds that may be empty at maximum draught. If no cargo hold is permitted to be empty at
maximum draught, this is to be clearly stated in the Manual. 2. Maximum allowable and minimum
required mass of cargo and double bottom ballast for each hold as a function of the draught at mid-
hold position. 3. For bulk carriers for which it is required to undertake longitudinal strength
calculations in the flooded condition, the Manual is also to contain envelope results and permissible
limits of still water bending moments and shear forces to hold flooded conditions. 4. Where
applicable, the Manual is also to contain the procedure for ballast exchange and sediment removal at
sea