Cargo Restraint Flashcards
What is the prevention of movement?
Restraint
What is the minimum amount of restraint required to prevent cargo movement in a specific direction?
Restraint Criteria
What is the device used to restrain an item?
Tiedown device
What is a clevis mounted on a vehicle, pallet, or aircraft floor for securing cargo.
Tiedown ring
Tiedown rings have __________
Varying rated strengths.
Aircraft tiedown ring capacities vary depending on what?
Their locations in the aircraft.
What achieves satisfactory restraint of cargo movement?
Rules of restraint
Cargo must be restrained to prevent movement in what directions?
All directions
What are the directions of movement?
Fore, Aft, Lateral, and Vertical
Where must the tiedown lead off?
In the general direction of required restraint
Tiedown devices are attached in what pattern?
A symmetrical pattern
The number of devices must be . . .
Even for forward and aft restraint
Tiedowns in a given direction will be ___________ and ____________
The same type
Equal in length
Why must the devices be appropriate?
So neither cargo nor tiedown devices are damaged.
What must be used on soft cargo that can crush easily?
A nylon strap
