This manual gives guidelines for a container ship which is constructed with a single deck, double-side skin tanks, passageways and double bottom in the cargo space area, and is intended to exclusively carry cargo in containers in the cargo holds on deck and on hatch covers. The guidelines focus on the IACS Member Societies' survey.  One of a series of manuals produced by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) to assist the Surveyors of IACS Member Societies and other interested parties involved in the survey, assessment and repair of hull structures for certain ship types.