By Herb Mills

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Decisions as to which available cargo-moving devices could best be used would also be made. These decisions would in large measure depend upon the nature of the cargo and its stow.

Once finished with the cargo to be discharged from the shelter deck, a loading operation might commence. As a rule, however, the men would again uncover to begin the discharge of cargoes from the lower 'tween deck. On occasion, this would require a re-rigging of the gear.

If, as was usually the case, there was cargo for other ports remaining on the shelter deck and if that cargo was at some point stowed close to the square, the uncovering could at that point be especially dangerous simply because the men would have to work in tight quarters.

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