The document provides recommendations for safe lifting practices on board ships to ensure safety of personnel and equipment. Key recommendations include: 1. Ensuring lifting plants are of adequate design, construction, strength and free of defects for their intended use and properly maintained through preventive maintenance and inspection. 2. Operating lifting plants safely within their rated capacity and only by authorized and trained personnel. 3. Taking precautions like secure anchoring and positioning of counterweights to ensure stability during lifting and clearly marking controls. 4. Reporting any lifting equipment defects immediately and properly overhauling and testing lifting gear on a regular schedule.