SHEE-33 Response Historic

Require Port Authorities to provide rolling weigh-bridges for freight vehicles

Recommendation

In view of the uncertainty as to the actual weights of many freight vehicles every effort should be made to persuade, or even require, Port Authorities to provide rolling weigh-bridges, possibly of the loadcell type, where all freight vehicles coming into a port will be automatically weighed and issued with a weight certificate, to be attached to the vehicle. If such weigh bridges were fitted in way of each ramp it would be possible to pass this information electronically to the loadicator, thus updating the calculated condition of the ship if the loading officer punched in vehicle locations. The Court concludes that the Department should encourage Operators to investigate immediately the technical and practical aspects of the proposal. As the calculation of fluid KG (or GM) of a Ro-Ro vessel prior to departure should be obligatory such a system would be of real assistance in carrying this out.

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UK-wide
Response
Historic

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Source
Report Sheen Inquiry — Final Report 24 Jul 1987
Recommendation age 38.9 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates