The stowage should be arranged so that the ship will have the required degree of stability between one port and the next without having to take in or discharge ballast while at sea.
Ubeko kufuneka lucwangciswe ukuze inqanawa ibe neqondo lozinzo elidingekayo phakathi kwezibuko elinye nelilandelayo ngaphandle kokufaka okanye ukothula izinto ezinzima xa iselwandle.