BS ISO 16049-2:2013 PDF

1   Scope

1.1 This part of ISO 16049 aims to provide general utilization guidelines and calculation methods adequate to guarantee the effectiveness and ultimate load strength of tie-down / lashing arrangements performed to restrain cargo on board civil transport aircraft during flight:

a) cargo loaded and tied down onto airworthiness approved air cargo pallets, themselves restrained into aircraft lower deck or main deck or upper deck cargo systems meeting the restraint requirements of air cargo pallets approved in accordance with ISO 8097, (NAS3610) or ISO/PAS 21100, or

b) additional tie-down on aircraft structure when necessitated by pallet maximum gross mass or centre of gravity limits, or

c) non-unitized individual pieces of cargo, or pieces of cargo placed onto an unrestrained (“ floating ”) pallet into either lower deck, main deck or upper deck containerized cargo compartments of an aircraft, or

d) individual pieces of load loaded in non-containerized (bulk loaded) baggage or cargo compartments.

1.2 This part of ISO 16049 applies to cargo tie-down / lashing arrangements using exclusively air cargo restraint st...