The North P&I Club notes that cargo cranes on board ships calling at Longview, WA in the US are coming under scrutiny from International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) inspectors. Specifically, recent incidents regard calling vessels failing strict ILWU crane inspections conducted before cargo operations.
As North Club mentions, a common finding is grooving of crane sheaves which ILWU inspectors consider to be excessive and in breach of Rule 266 of the ILWU Code.
It would appear that Rule...
https://safety4sea.com/north-cargo-cranes-on-vessels-under-scrutiny-at-longview/