CAPT OF AN L1011 BLEW OVER CARGO CONTAINERS WITH HIS JET BLAST DURING PARKING.

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ON THE MORNING OF MAR/THU/98; I WAS DIRECTED TO PARKING SPOT XX IN THE SW CARGO AREA. I WAS AT POS #1 AS INDICATED BY THE ATTACHED DIAGRAM; WHEN I BEGAN MY TURN TO THE R AS INDICATED ON THE GND BY THE PAINTED YELLOW LINE. UPON COMMENCING THE R ARC; THE GND MARSHALLER SIGNALED ME TO TURN L AT APPROX POS AS INDICATED BY #2. I FOLLOWED HIS COMMANDS AND HE SIGNALED ME TO PROCEED STRAIGHT AHEAD; LEADING ME TO APPROX POS #3 ON DIAGRAM. AT THIS TIME I DETERMINED THAT THIS SIGNALMAN HAD NO CLUE ABOUT WHAT HE WAS DOING. I WAS NOW IN NO POS TO EVER PARK THE ACFT IN THE PROPER PARKING SPOT AND DETERMINED THAT HAVING THE SPACE AVAILABLE TO TURN THE ACFT AROUND MYSELF; AS INDICATED BY THE DOTTED LINES; I COULD RETURN THE ACFT TO THE PROPER PARKING SPOT. THE SIGNALMAN WAS REPLACED AND THIS TIME PROPER SIGNALS WERE GIVEN. I TAXIED WITH ONLY #2 ENG OPERATING AND USED ONLY MINIMUM OR IDLE THRUST. THE END RESULT IS THAT SEVERAL FULL CARGO IGLOOS THAT WERE ON THE GND WERE TIPPED OVER BY THE ENG EXHAUST ON MY ACFT. PREVENTION FOR FUTURE: WILL STOP ACFT AND HAVE ACFT TOWED IN BY TUG; OR REQUEST A NEW SIGNALMAN AFTER STOPPING ACFT. FUTURE PREVENTION: TALKED TO COMPANY SAFETY OFFICER ABOUT TRAINING ANY PERSON WHO WILL BE SIGNALING AN ACFT; TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS. COMPANY SAFETY OFFICER AGREED ABOUT TRAINING AND AGREED TO BEGIN A PROGRAM WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS; NOTING THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND ADMITTED TO HAVING RECEIVED SEVERAL PREVIOUS RPTS ON THE TOPIC.