This form of lashing has several advantages over the traditional floor lashing. Less material is required because unlike floor lashing a space can be left between each piece of the decking. Also, each rung is securely lashed in place by several loops of rope in much the same way as a square lashing; with the traditional floor lashing only a single loop of the rope holds each end of the decking in place, there- fore if one piece loos- ens, the entire deck loosens.
The ladder lashing has two forms; left and right, each is a mirror image of the other