TM 55-607/NAVSEA OP 3221 Rev 2
(REF: PARA 9-2e.)
Figure 8-11 Installation of flooring support structures (hull blocking technique).
e. Installation of uprights and kickers is shown in figure 8-9. Normally, voids occurring in the wings (next to the hull)
and voids running athwartships will be secured with two uprights of 4 by 4 inch stock and two 4 by 4-inch kickers per unit
load cut-to-fit and contacting the hull plate next to the structural ribs. Under certain circumstances, a single upright and
kicker per unit load are permitted. For example, narrow voids in the wings can be shored with a single upright if one end
of the outboard pallet contacts the hull structure or sweatboards (fig 8-6). Also, in the event that flooring is installed over
the stowed cargo and the overstow provides sufficient weight to serve as a tomming (downward) force, the cargo stowed
below may be secured with a single upright and one kicker per
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