8.) Safety Procedures And Guidelines should also be practice and followed: - One officer assigned to oversee the initial - Periodic inspection of lashes for ware or deterioration. loading and lashing. - All lashing should be completed before leaving - Periodic overhaul of lashes including reproof loading. This can leaving port. be accomplished with a swing set of lashes for a group vessels. - Periodic inspection and re-tensioning of lashes as required during voyage.