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BRITISH
STANDARD
Offshore containers
and
associated
tifting
sets
-
Part 1: Offshore containe
Design,
manufacture
and marking
The EuropeanStandard EN 12079-1:2006 as the status of a
British
Standard
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National foreword
This British
Standard
is
the official
English
languageversion of
EN 12079-1:2006.
ogether
with BS EN 12079-3:200 6
t
supersedes
BS EN 12079:l-999 hich is withdrawn.
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in
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preparation
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TWl,
Freight containers
and swap bodies,which
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EUROPEAN
TANDARD
NORME
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EUROPAISCHE
ORM
EN
12079-1
April2006
tcs 55 .180 .10
Conteneurs
pour
uti l isation n mer et dispositifs e
evage
associ6s
Partie1: Conception, onstruction
t
marquage
Offshore-Container
nd
zugeh6rige
nschlaggarnituren
Teil
1:
Offshore-Container
Auslegung,erstellungnd
Kennzeichnuno
Supersedes N
12079:1999
English
ersion
Offshore ontainers
ndassociated
ifting ets
Part
1
Offshore
container
Design, anufacturend
marking
This EuropeanStandard
was approvedby CEN
on 9 March
2006.
CEN
members
are
bound
o comply
with he
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Regulations
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Contents
Page
2 Normat ive
eferences . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
3 Terms
and
def in i t ions. . . . . .
. . . . .6
5.4 Addit ional
esigndetai ls. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . , .13
5.6 Containersor bulk
so1ids. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . .16
6.1 Steel
Genera1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , .16
6.2 Rolled
and
extruded
steels n
offshore
container
structures.......
..................
7
6.4 Non-metal l ic
ater ia ls. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
6.5
Material
7.2 Test equipment nd cal ibrat ion. . . . . . . . . . . . ..
. . . . . . . . . . .21
7.4 Vert ical mpact
est . . . . . . . . .
. . . .23
8.2 Pr imary t ructure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
8.3
Secondary t ructure
. . . . . . . . . . .26
8.4 Product ion est ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
8.5
Fai lure f
product ion
ontainers
. . . . . . .27
9.2 ldent i f icat ion
arkings. . . . . . . .
. . . , , , . . . . . . . . .27
9.3
lnformat ionmarkings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
10
ContainerDataP1ate. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
10.2
Contents f Data
Plate. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
11 Cert i f icate f
conformity. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .0
11.3
Gontents
of
the certificateof conformity..... .... ............... ..
0
Annex A
( lnformat ive)
Cert i f icat ion
Requirementsor
Containers. . . . . . .
. . . .32
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Foreword
This
document
(EN
12079-1:2006) as been
prepared
by
Technical Committee CEN/TC
28 0
"Offshore
ontainers
nd associated
ifting
ets",
he
secretariat f
which s held by BSl.
This
European tandard hall be
given
he
status
of
a natio nal tandard, ither by
publication
f
an
identicalext
or
by endorsement, t the latest
by October
2006, and
conflicting
ational
tandards
shall
be
withdrawn t the latest
by
October 006.
Thisdocument,
ogether
with EN 12079-3: 2006,
upersedes
N 12079:1999.
According
o the CEN/CENELEC
nternalRegulations,he national ta ndardsorganizations f the
following ountries re bound o implementhis EuropeanStandard: ustria,Belgium,Cyprus,Czech
Republ ic, enmark,Estonia,Finland, rance,Germany,Greece,Hungary, celand, reland, ta ly,
Latvia,
Lithuania,
uxembourg,
Malta,Netherlands,Nonvay,
Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,
Slovenia, pain,Sweden,
Switzerland
nd
UnitedKingdom.
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1 Scope
This
part
of EN 12079
specifies equirements
or
the design,manufacture
and markingof offshore
freight
and service containers
with maximum
gross
mass not exceeding
25000 kg, inten ded or
repeated
use
to,
from
and
between
offshore nstallations
ndships.
This
part
of EN
12079
specifies nly ransport
elated
equirements.
Other
parts
of
the
standardare:
EN
12079-2,
Offshore containers
and
associated
ifting
sets
-
ParL 2.
Lifting
sets
-
Design,
manufacture nd marking
EN 12079-3,
Offshore
ontainers nd associated
ifting
ets Part3: Periodic
nspection, xamination
and
esting
2
Normative
references
The following efe renced
ocuments re ndispensable
or he application
f this European tandard.
For dated references,
nly
he edition
ited
applies. or undated eferences,
he
atestedition
of the
referenced ocument
including
ny amendments)
pplies.
EN 287-1
Qualificafion
esf
of
welders
Fusionwelding
Part
7;
Sfee/s
EN 473,
Non
destructive esting
Qualification
nd certification
f
NDT
personnel
General
principles
EN 571-1, Non destructive
esting
Penetranf
esflng
Part 1: General
principles
EN 970,
A/on-desf
uctive
examinationf
fusion
welds Visuat
examination
EN 1289,
Non-destructive
xamination f
wetds
Penetrant
esting f welds
Acceptance
evels
EN 1290, Non-destructive
examinationof
welds
-
Magnetic
afticle
examination
of
welds
EN
1291, Non-destructive
examination
of welds
-
Magnetic
particle
testing of
welds
-
Acceptance
levels
EN
1435, Non-destructive
xamination
of
welds
-
Radiographic
xamination
of
welded
oints
EN
1712,
Non-destructive examination
of welds
-
Ultrasonic
examination of
welded
joints
Acceptance
evels
EN 1714, Non-destructiveexaminationof welds
-
Ultrasonic
xaminationof welded
oints
EN
10002
1
,
Metallic
materials Iens le testing
Part
1:
Methodof test at ambient emperature
EN 10025-1,,Hat
rolled
prcducfs
of structuralsfeels Pari
1: Generai echnicai
ieiivery conciitions
EN 10025-2, Hot
rolled
products
of
structural
sfee/s
-
Part
2: Technical
delivery conditions or non-
alloy
strucfural
sfee/s
EN
10025-3, Hot rolled
products
of
structural
sfee/s
-
Part
3: Technical delivery
conditions for
normalize
/normalized rolle weldable fine
g
rai structural
fee/s
4
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EN 100254, Hot rolled
products
of structural
sfee/s
-
Part 4:
Technical
delivery
conditions
for
thermomechanical rolled weldable
fine
grain
structural sfee/s
EN 10045-1,
Metallic
materials-
Charpy mpact
esf Part 1: Testmethod
EN 10164, Sfee/
products
with
improved deformation
properfiesperpendicular
o
the
surface of
the
product
-
Technical
delivery
conditions
EN 10204 Metallic
products
-
Types
of inspection
ocuments
EN
'1
O21O-1,
otfinished
structural ottow ecfions f non-alloyand fine
gratin
structuralsfee/s Part
1:
Technical
elivery equirements
EN 10219-1,Cold formed
welded structuralhollowsections
of non-alloyand fine
grain
sfee/s
-
Part 1
Techn
cal
de ive y req
u
e
m e nts
EN
10250-2,
Open
die steel forgings for
general
engineering
purposes
Paft 2: Non-alloy
quality
and specia/ fee/s
EN 10250-3,Open
die
steel orgings
or
general
engineering
purposes
Part
3: Alloy
specialsfee/s
EN 12517-1,
Non-destructive
esting
of
welds
-
Part
1: Evaluationof welded
joints
n steel, nickel,
titanium and
their alloys by radiography
-
Acceptance eyels
EN
30042, Arc-welded
joints
in
aluminiumand its weldable
alloys
-
Guidance
on
quality
levels
for
i
mper-fections
/SO
10042:1
992)
EN ISO 5817,
Welding Fusion-welded
oints
n steel,nickel,
itaniumand their
alloys
(beam
welding
excluded)
Quality
evels
or
imperfecflons
lSO
5817:2003)
EN ISO 7500-1,
Metallic materials
-
Verificationof
static
uniaxial
testing
machines
-
Paft 1:
Tension/compression
esting machines
-
Verification nd calibration
of
the force-measuringsysfem
(lSO 7500-1:2004)
EN ISO 9606-2,
Qualification
esf of
welders
Fusion
welding
-
Part 2: Aluminium
and aluminium
al
oys
(/SO
9606
2:
200
4)
EN ISO
15607,
Specification nd
qualification
f
welding
proceduresfor
metallic
materials
General
rules
(lSO
15607:2003)
EN ISO 15609-1 Specification
nd
qualification
f welding
procedures
or
metallic materials
Welding
procedure
specification Paft
1: Arc welding
lSO
15609-1:2004)
EN ISO
'15614-1,
Specification
and
qualification
f
welding
procedures
or metallic
materials
Welding
procedure
fesf
-
Paft 1: Arc and
gas
weldingof
sfee/s
and arc
weldingof nickel
and
nickel
alloys
(lSO
15614-1:2004)
EN ISO 15614-2,Specification
nd
qualification
f welding
procedures
or metallic
materials Welding
procedure
esf
-
Part 2:
Arc
weldingof
aluminium
and
its
alloys
lSO
15614-2:2005)
ISO 209-1
Wrought aluminium
and
aluminium
alloys
-
Chemicalcomposition
and forms of
products
-
Part
1:
Chemicalcomposition
ISO 1161,
Series1 freight containers-
Cornerfittings-
Specification
ISO 1496-1, Series
1
freight
containers
Specification
nd testing
-
Part
1:
General cargo
containers or
general purposes
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ISO
1496-3,
Series
1 freight containers
Specification
and
testing
Part
3: Tank
containers
or
liquids,
ases
andpressurized
dry bulk
tSO
1496-4, Series I
freight
containers
-
Specification
and testing
-
Part 4:
Non-pressurized
containersor dry bulk
lnternational
aritime
Dangerous oods
IMDG
Code)
ATEX
Directive
4l9lEC
3 Terms
and definitions
For
he
purposes
f
his
Europeantandard,
he
ollowing
erms
nddefinitions
pply.
3.1
offshore
ontainer
portablenit or epeatedse n he ransportfgoods requipmentandled
n
open
eas
o,
ro m
and
between
ixedand/or
loatingnstallations
ndships.
NOTE
The unit
ncorporates
ermanently
nstalledquipment
or
ifting
nd
handlingnd
may
nclude
equipment
or
fil l ing,
emptying,
ooling,
eating,etc.
Offshore
containers are
subdivided
into
3
categories:
3 . 1 . 1
offshore
freight container
offshore
container
built
for the transport
of
goods
NOTE
Examples
of offshore
reight
containers re:
general
cargo container:
closed
container
with doors;
cargo basket:
An
open
op
container
or
general
or special
cargo;
tank container:
A container
or he
transport
f
dangerous
or
non-dangerous
luids;
bulk
container:
A container
or
the
transport
f
solids n
bulk;
special
container:
A container
for the
transport of
special
cargo e.g.
garbage
containers,
equipment;
boxes,
gas
cylinder
acks.
3 .1 .2
offshore eruice ontainer
offshore
ontainer
uilt nd
equipped
ora special
ervice
ask,
usually
sa temporary
nstallation.g.
laboratories,
orkshops,
tores,
ower
lants,
ontrol
tations
3 .1 .3
offshore
wasteskip
open
r closed
ffshore
ontainersed
or
he
storage
nd
emoval
f
waste
NOTE
Normally
onstructed
rom lat
steel
late
orminghe
oad
bearing
ectionsf the
container,
ith
bracing
in
the
form
of steel
proflles
e.g.
channel
or
hollow
section,
being fitted
horizontally
nd/or
vertically
around
sides and
ends.
ln
addition
o
the
pad
eyes
or the
lifting
set, these
containers
may have side
mounted
lugs
suitable
or
use with the
lifting
quipment
mounted
on
a
skip ift
vehicle.
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3.2
permanent
quipment
equipmenthat
s
attached
o
hecontainer
ndwhich
s not
cargo.
NOTE This may nclude,e.g. iftingsets, refrigeration nits, helves, ecuringpoints,garbage ompactors.
3.3
primary
tructure
load
carrying
nd
supporting
rames
nd
oadcarrying
anels.
rimary
tructures divided
nto wo
subgroups:
3.3.1
essentialnon-redundant
rimary
tructure
mainstructurallements
hich
ransfer
hecargo oad o
he
crane ook
i.e.
orming
he
load
ath"
from he
payload
o
he ift ing
ling) ndwill nclude,
t east:
top
and
bottom
ide ails;
topandbottom nd ails;
corner
osts;
pad
eyes;
although
ther
rimary
tructure
ay
lso
beconsideredsessentialnon-redundant,
3.3.2
non-essential
rimary
tructure
otherstructurallementsorwhich
he main unction
s other han hat
describedn 3.3.1 .g.
loor
plates
and
protective
rame
members. ide
and roof
panels,
ncluding
orrugated
anels,
re
not
consideredo be
part
of
the
primary
tructure
3.4
secondary tructure
parts
which renotconsidered
s oadcarrying
or he
purposes
f thedesign alculations,ncluding
the
ollowingomponents:
doors, alland oof
panels;
panel
tiffenersnd
corrugations;
structuralomponents
sed or ank
protection
nly;
internal
ecuring
oints.
NOTE Not all containerwallsare corrugated.
3.5
prototype
equipmenttem,used or
type
esting,
onsidered
o
be representativef the
product
or which
conformitys being
laimed.
t
may either
be fabricated
specially
or
type esting
r
selected t
randomroma
production
eries
3.6
owner
legal
wner f he
offshoreontainer
r
hedelegatedominee
f
hat
body,
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3.7
lifting
set
items
of
integrated
ifting
equipment
used
o
connect
he offshore
ontainer
o the lifting
appliance
3.8
Visual
inspection
inspection
of
the
characteristics
f
a
product
nd
determination
f
its
conformity
ith
specified
requirements
here
applicable
nd
based
on
professionaljudgement
here
general
equirements
apply
3.9
Visual
examinat ion
examination
n
accordance
ith
EN
g7 0
4
Symbols
1? rating.e.hemaximumrossmass f he ontainerncludingermanentquipmentnd
its cargo,
n kg;
but
excluding
he
lif t ing
et;
T
tare mass
i.e'
the
mass of
an
empty
container
ncluding
ny
permanent
quipment
bu t
excluding
argo
and
lifting
et,
n
kg;
P
payload
.e'
he
maximum
permissible
ass
of cargo
which
may
be
safely
ransported
y
the
container,
n kg;
,S
mass
of
the
lifting
set
in kg
N O T E l
P = R - T
NOTE
2
R' I
andP ate,
by definition
n
units
f
mass,
ilograms
kg).
Where esignequirementsre baqedon thegravitationalorces
erived
rom
hese
alues,
hose
orces
re ndicated
hus:
Rg,
Tg
and
pgthe
units
f
which
are
n newtons
r
multiples
hereof.
TD
design
air
temperature,
.e.
a
minimum
eference
emperature
sed
or the
selection
f
steel
grades
used
n
offshore
ontainers
nd
equipment
xpressed
n
degrees
entigrade;
oe
von
Mises
equivalent
tress,
expressed
n
Mpa
or N/mm2;
Re
specified
minimum ield
stress,
xpressed
n Mpa
or
N/mm2.
5
Design
5.1 General
5.1.1
An
offshore
ontainershal l
avesuff ic ientstrength
o al low
oading
nd
unloading
rom
supply
vessels
offshore
operating
n
a sea
state
with
significant
ave heights
of
-6
m
and
to wittistand
mbiit
from
heavy
seas.
NOTE
Local
mpacfs,
'9. rom
hitting
ther
deck
argo
r
rigid
parts
f
the
ship
structure,
ay
cause
extreme
loads
n
such
onditions.
5.1.2
To
preventthe
containers
rom
overturningtipping)
n a
moving
deck,
hey
shall
be
designed
to withstand
ilting
at 30
"
in
any
direction,
ithout
verturning
hen
loaded
at
its
maximum
glross
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mass,
with
the
centre of
gravity
considered o
be at the half
height
of the container.For
dedicated
purpose
ontainers
e.9.
bottle
acksand
ank containers)
he actual
centre
of
gravity
shall
be used.
5.1.3 Protruding
arts
on the outside
of the offshore
ontainer
hat
may catch
other containers r
structures hallbe avoided.Protruding arts doorshandles, atchcleats,etc.)shall be so placedor
so
protected
hat hey
do
not
catch he
ifting
et .
5.1.4
Wherecontainers re designed or
stacking, nd he
lifting et
hangs
over he side
of the top
frame they shall be fittedwith a methodof
protection
or
those exposed
parts,
e.g. corners
raised
to
sufficient eightabove the
frame
and roof
o
prevent
nintentionalontact,with and
damage
o,
th e
lifting et.
5.1.5 Containers
hall
be
designed
s
structural
rames
primary
tructure), it h non-loadbearing
claddingwherenecessary
secondary
tructure).
nly
he
primary
tructure hallbe consideredn the
design
calculations;
owever, n certain ypes
of containers,.g.waste skipswith trapezium haped
sides,with
only a
non-stressed over
above
he bracingwhere he
pad
eyes are attached, he
whole
structuremay be
considered
as a
primary
structure, nd
the design
calculationsmay
treat
such
a
container s a monocoque onstruc tion.
5.1.6 Ip shallnot be higher han
he
(statistically)
owest
ailymean
emperature
or the
area where
the offshore ontainer s o operate
nd n no
caseshallbe
higher han
-20
"C.
NOTE Forcontainers
ith
exposed luminium,
he danger
f sparks aused y he mpact f
aluminium
against orrodedteel
the
hermite
eaction)
hould e akennto
account.
NOTE
When
preparing
he
specification
or
a
service ontainer,t is advisedhat he rating s
chosen
igher
than he estimated
itted
out
mass,
.e.
o specify
certain
ayload
ven f
the
containers not
ntendedo carry
cargo.
hiswill
allow
or changesn
heamount
ndmass fequipment
itted
n
a container
uring tsoperational
life,
and
t
mayalso
be usefulo be able
o carry certain
mount f non-permanentquipment.
NOTE For
containers
ithspecial
eatures,dditionaldesign
equirementsayapply.
ee nformativennex
for
guidance.
5.2 Structural trength
5.2.1 General
The
required trengthof
a
container
hall
be determined
y
calculation nd verifiedby type
tests,as
describedn Clause7.
5.2.2 Lifting
oads
5.2.2.1 Fordesign oadsdefinedn
5.2.2.2 nd
5.2.2.3, o
equivalent
tress evel,
d,
,
shall
exceed he igure alculated s
o"
=
0,85
C,
where:
for
steel:
C :
R e
for
aluminium:
Basdmaterial
C
=
Ro.z
where:
TFP?inr:_r=r:
_
r
"'
i?i_t'Bffi
Heat ffected
one C
--0,7
f
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R*is
the ensile
trength
f aluminium
B
s 0,8 or
SO
AlMg4,5Mn-HAR/M5083-H32
B
s
0,7 orallother luminium
lloys nd
empers
(see
Table
)
5.2.2.2
Liftingwith lifting
set
The
designorce
on he
primary
tructure
hall
be calculated s2,5 Rg.
g
is the
acceleration
ue
o
gravity
in
m/s2.e.
9,80665).
The
nternaload
shall
be taken
as
Q,5
R
-
T)S
evenlydistributed
ver he
container
loor.For
ank
containers,
he
actual
istribution
f he are
mass
hall e
used or hecalculations.
Pad
eyes hallbe
designed
or
a total
ertical
orce
of 3 Rg.
The
orce hallbeconsideredo
be evenly
istributed etween
n
-
l)
pad
eyes
where
n
is
he
actual
number
f
pad
eyes.
To determine
he esulting
ling
orceon he
pad
eyes,
he
sling
ngle hall
e aken ntoaccount,
o
that he
esulting
ling
orceon each
pad
eye s calculated s
ollows:
3R.
E -
6
^ - , '
(n
-l)cos
v
where:
,F
s
he
resulting
ling
orce, n
newtons;
r
is heactual umber
f
pad
eyes
for
alculation
urposes
shall
ot
exceed
and
shall
e
not
less
han );
v
is
heangle
etween
sling
egand
he
vertical,
n
degrees
nd
shall e assumedo b e 45'
unless
therwisepecifled.
For
containers ith
only
one
pad
eye,
hat
pad
eye shall
be
designed
or a total
vertical
orce
of 5
Rg.
NOTE
Containersithout roofmay
avensufficient
trengthnd
tiffness
o
pass
he
2
point
iftingest
(7.3.3).n order o avoidbuilding rototypeshatwill not pass he est, heability f an open op containero
withstandhe
load
occurring
n the 2-point ifiing
est
shouldbe
checked y
a suitable alculation ethod.n
these
calculations,
he
nominal
ield
stress
f
the
material
hould ot be exceeded.
hese
calculations
o
not
replacehe
prototype
esting.
5.2.2.3
Lifting
with
forkl i f t
truck
The weight f
the ifting et shall be taken
nto
account
when
calculatinghe
strength f the ork
pockets.
The
design
orceon
the
primary
tructure
hallbe calculated
s 1,6
R+S)g.
The nternal
oad
shall
be
taken
as
(1,6 R+S)-I)9
evenlydistributed ver he container
loor.
Where ork
pockets
re
intendedonly
or
handlingof the emptycontainer,he design
oad shallbe
taken as
1,6
(r+S,)9.
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5.2-3 lmpact loads
5.2.3.1
General
lmpact
oads
are
dynamic oadsof
very
shortduration.deally, ynamic
alculationsr tests hould
be
carried out
o verify
he
abilityof a container
o
withstand
uch oads.However,
or most
applications
t
shall be
suff icientto
arry
out simplified tatic al culations
s specif iedn 5.2.3.2
nd 5.2.3.3and to
perform
a drop est
or
vertical mpacton
corners, n accordancewith 7.4.
When si mplified alculations re used, and
each beam s
considered eparately,
ny
assumptions
concerning
upport onditions hallbe
stated.
5.2.3.2 Horizontal mpact
The main
rame
structure h all be dimensioned
o
withstand
localhorizontal
mpact orceacting
at
any
point.
This force
may act
in
any
horizontal
irection n the corner
post.
On all
other frame
members n the sides he load
may
be
considered s acting
t
rightangles
o theside.
The calculated
static
equivalent)stressesdue
to impactshall
be
combined
with
the
lifting
stresses
resulting rom
static
ifting orces
(Rg)
Equivalent
tresses
hall
not
exceed:
o e = C ( s e e 5 . 2 . 2 . 1 )
The ollowing
alues hallbe used
or he
static quivalents
o an mpact
orce:
For
container
osts
nd
side
ails
of hebottom
tructure:
0,25Rg
Forotherrame
members
f heside tructure,
ncluding
he op
ails:
0,15
Rg
Maximum
alculatedeflectionst hese
oadings
hall
ot
exceed:
Forcorner
osts
nd
bottom ide
ails
L
250
where:
1,, s
he otal
engthof the rail or
post
n mm.
For
other ramemembers
In
250
where.
1,
is
he ength
f the
shortest
edgeof
the
wallbeing
onsidered.
NOTE I
n
is
a
(nominal)
eferenceength ndwill
often edifferentrom he
actual
pan f a beam.
For
horizontalmpact n tank
containersor dangerous
argoes ee5.5.4.
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lntermittent
illetwelding
of
secondary
structure
s
acceptable,
owever
care shall be taken
to avoid
corrosion.
5.4 Additional
design details
5.4.1
Floor
Containers
iable o fillwith
water,
e.g.
open
opped, hallhave
a
suitable
rainage
acil i ty.
5.4.2
Doors and hatches
Doors
and hatches,
ncluding
inges
and locking
evices, hall be
designed or at least
he same
horizontal
orces
as
the
primary
structure.
Locking
devices
shall be secure agains t opening
of the
doors during ransport nd ifting.
Doubledoorsshall
haveat
leastone
such
locking
deviceon each
door,
ockingdirectly o
the op
and
bottom rame.
Locking
arrangementshallbe
protected
o
prevent
islodgement y mpact.
Hingesshall
be
protected
gainst
amage
rom
mpact
oads.
Doors
shallbe capable f being
secured n
he
open
posit ion.
lf weathertightness
s
required,he doors
shall
e
equipped ith
seals.
5.4.3
Intermediate argo decks
When
intermediate
argo decks
are fitted
they
shall be
designed
o withstand a force
of
at
least
0,5Pg Y,
uniformly
istributed
where:
Y
is
the
dynamic actor
=
3) .
When
intermediateargodecks
are designed
o
support ther
han
half he
total
payload,
he design
requirement
hallbe calculated
ccordingly.
5.4.4
Internalsecuring
points
Containers
or
general
argoshall
have
nternal ecuring
oints.
Eachshall be designed
o
withstand
a force of at
least
10
fN.
NOTE
1 A minimum f 12 s recommended.
NOTE 2
Hinge ype ashing
oints
re
preferred.
5.4.5
Fork
lift
pockets
When fitted,
orklift
ockets
hall
be nstalledn he bottom tructure nd shall
have a closed op,
pass
through
he
base
and be
provided
with
the means
o
prevent
he container rom
toppling rom the
forks
see
also
9.1) .
NOTE
1
Specialequirements
pply or ork
pockets
n
ank
ontainersordangerousargoes,
ee5.5.3.
NOTE
The
bottomaceof he
pocket
may
be
ully
losed ut
t is recommendedhat
openings e
provided
to
facilitate
maintenance
nd o minimize
he
riskof loose
tems
being etained
n
the
pockets
whichcould
subsequently
allout
duringifting perations.hese penings hould e dimensionednd
positioned
o as to
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minimizehe
ikelihood f the
ork
ines
penetrating
r seizingn heopening, r of damaging
he ree
edges
t
the cut-out.
The minimumnternal
imensions f
the
forklift
ockets
hallbe 200 mm x
90
mm .
Forklift
pockets
shall
be
located
such that
the container
s
stable during handli ngand driving
with
forklift ruck.Container ength,height,width
and ratingshallbe
aken
nto account.
Pocketsshall
be
located
as
far apart as
practicable
ut
need
not
be more
than 2050
mm apart rom
the
centreof
pocket
o centreof
pocket.
lf a
container s fitted
with
pockets
hat
are
only
for empty
handling,
he
containershall be marked
accordingo
9.1.
5.4.6
Top
protection
The top of atl
open frame
containersand
of
all open top containerswith
permanent
nternal ittings,
machinery
r other
nstallations
here crane
hooks or
forerunners
may
snag, shall be
protected
with
gratingor plates.This may be fixed,hingedor removable. op protection hallbe capable f being
secured.
5.4.7 Pad eyes
In
order
o
prevent
ateral
bending
moments
on
pad
eyes,
hey shall
be alignedwith he
sling o
the
centreof
if t ,with
a
maximum
manufacturingolerance
f
2,5.
Any
difference
n
the diagonalmeasurements etween ifting
ointcentres
hallnotexceed0,2o/oot
the
length f the diagonal,
r 5 mm, whichever s the
greater.
The
diameter f
holes n
pad
eyes shall match he shackleused,clearance
betweenshackle
pin
and
pad
eye
hole
shall
not exceed
6 % of the nominal
shackle
pin
diameter. However,
maximum
concentrated tressesat the hole edges shallnot exceed2 x R, at design oad.
NOTE1
lt s recommended
hat
he
clearance ctually
rovided
e
as
close s
practicable
o he6% imit.
The tolerance
between
pad
eye thickness and insidewidth of
shackle
shall not exceed
25 % of
the
inside
widthof the shackle.
Pad
eyes shall be so designedas to
permit
ree
movement f the shackleand sling ermination
without
ouling he
pad
eye.
Pad eyes
shall not
protrude
utside he boundaries f the container
ther
han
vertically pward, nd
shall as
far as
possible
be designed o
avoid
damage
rom
other
containers. ifting
points
shallbe
positioned
n the container
o
preclude,
as far
as
practicable,
he r isk of sl ings
ouling
against
he
container
r
its cargoduring
normal
use.
Pad eyes
shall
be
welded
to the
frame
with
full
penetration
welds. f the lifting
orce
s transferred
through he
hicknessof a
plate,
plates
with
specified
hrough
hickness
properties
n accordance ith
EN
10164 hal lbe used.
NOTE2
ll is recommendedhat
pad-eyes
e slottednto he
primary
tructure
NOTE Where SO-cornerittings re
mountedn
conjunction ith
pad
eyes,
he
corner ittings re
not
intendedor
ifting ith
slings
ffshore.
NOTE
Attention
s drawn
o
the
need
or
designerso be aware f
the
restrictionsn
permissible
hackle
types
ntroducedn EN 12079-2 nd
particularly
o the
preference
or
bow shackles
with bolt
ype
pin
with
hexagon ead,
hexagon ut
and
split
cotter
pin.
As a result
t is
necessary
hat he
designer nsure ufficient
clearance
urrounding
he
pad
eye o enable
he itting nd emoval
f his
preferred
ype.
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5.4.8 ISO-cornerfittings
Where
SO-corner
ittings
are mounted
o otfshore
reight
ontainers
hey shall conform
o
ISO
1161.
NOTE1 Lifting ffshore ithshacklesn hese ornerittingss notacceptable.
NOTE
Where
an offshore
ontainer
oes not
conform
o
the
dimensional
equirements
f ISO
668
t
is
stronglyecommended
hat
So-corner
ittings
renot itted
o he op
rame
5.4.9
Equipment
Equipment n offshore
ontainers
hall be
designed
nd nstalled
o withstand
he
dynamic oading
and otherenvironmental
orces
o which
t
may
be exposed.
The
following actors
shall
be
used:
Dynamic
actor
(load
actor)
Y = 3
Design
actor
against
breaking
safety
actor)
s
=
2
NOTE Equipment
ermanently
nstalled
n
a
containers
considered
o
be
part
of the container
or
certifiation
u
poses.
Any external
onnections,
,g.
protected
gainst
amage.
a supply
f
pressurized
ir,
or an electrical
onnection,
hallbe
5.4.10
Coating
and
corrosion
protection
Offshorecontainers
shall be
suitable
or
the
offshore
environment
y means
of construction,
use
of
suitablematerial
andior
corrosion
nd
paint
protection.
All offshorecontainer oofs, ncludinghose constructedrom chequerplate, shall be coatedwith a
permanent
on-sl ipmedium.
5.5 Tank containers
5.5.1 General
In addition o
complying
with
other
elevant
esign
codes
and requirements,
ank
containers
hall
be
suitable or
offshore
service.
5.5.2 Frame
In addition o the
design equirements
lready
pecifiedn
this
standard,
he frame shall
be designed
to protecthe tankand equipmentvalves,man-holes, tc.).
5.5.3
Tanks
for
f luids
Tankdesign hall
conform
o the elevant
ections f ISO
1496-3.
Tanks or
dangerous
argoes
shall
ulf i l
he requirements
f t he IMDG Code,
and shall
be
designed
according
o
a
recognized
ode or
pressure
essels.
tank
and tssupport
hall
be able
o withstand
lif t ing
nd
mpact
oads.
n addition
ue
account
hallbe
aken
of
fluid
surge
arising
rom
parfly
i l led
tanks.
NOTE
The IMDG
Code has
restrictions
or loaded
handling
f tanksover
a certain ength,
by forklift.
Referencehould e made
o Chapters
.2 and
6.7of
he MDG
ode.
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5.5.4
lmpact
protection
n
tank
containers
or
dangerous
argoes
On ankcontainers
or
dangerous
argoes,
ll
parts
of the ankand
ittings
hallbe
suitably
rotected
from mpact amage.n
addition
o he equirements
f 5.2.3,he ollowing
equirements
pply:
the op
of the
ank
and ts
ittings
hallbe
protected
y beams,
lates
r
grating
nd
no
part
of he ankor ts ittings
hallextendo within 00
mm
of the op
of the ramework;
it shall
not be
possible
or any
part
of the
ifting
et o foul ittings,
manhole
leats
r other
protrusions
n
he
ank;
protective
earns
hall
be
placed
t or
near
he ocation here he
ankshell s nearest
o he
outer
plane
of
the sides. Beams
shall be
spaced ufficientlylose
ogether
o
give
he
necessary
rotection;
at the maximum
alculated
lastic
eflection
f any
side
member,
he
residual
learance
betweenhe
member
ndany
part
f the ank hell
r ts itt ings
hall e at east
0
mm;
no
part
of
the underside
f
the
tank
shell
including
umps),he
bottom alves
r other
fittings,
hall xtend
elowa
level150
mmabove
hebottom f
the ramework.
ny
such
part
extending
o within
00mm
of
the
bottom
f
the ramework,hall
be
protected
y
beams
r
plating;
Tank ontainers
esigned
ithdirect
onnection
etween
he ankand he
side
r top rame
lements
shall
esubject
o
special
onsideration.
5.6
Containers
or
bulk sol ids
Bulk
ontainershall e
designed
ccording
o
the
elevant
ections
f ISO
1496-3 r ISO1496-4
ut
shall n addition
esuitableor
otfshore
ervice.
NOTE These ay eeither ressurizedanks rnon-pressurizedontainersorgravityischarge.
6 Materials
6.1 Steel
-
General
The chemical omposition,
eat
treatment,
eldability,
echanical
roperties
nd
impact
nergy
properties
hallbe suitable
or
the
purpose.
xtrahigh
strength
teels,
withRE above
500
N/mm2,
shall otbe
used.
Materials onforming
o standards
ther han
thosespecified
n this clause
may be used
provided
theyhave
properties
hatcan
be demonstrated
o be
equivalent.he
standards
eferenced
rom his
clause hall e he eferencetandards.
When materials
f
different
alvanic
otential
re
oined
ogether,
he
design
hallbe
such
ha t
galvanic
orrosionsavoided.
Welding
consumableshall
be
according o the relevant
European
tandards or welding
consumables
Tensile
esting
hall e
carried
utaccordingo
EN
10002-1.
ln
order
o
avoid
nitiation
f brittle racture,
he
steels hall
possess
dequate
racture
nergy.
teels
for
primary
structures
hall be tested
by the Charpy mpact
V-notch)
method
according
o
EN
10045-1.esttemperatures
hal l e
as
given
nTable .
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For
hot
rolled
lates
nd
profiles,
material
rades
pecifiedn
EN
10025,
Parts14, which
meet he
requirementsn 6.1and
6.2.1 hall e
used.
Hollow ections
pecified
n
EN 10210
r EN
10219, hich
meet he requirementsn
6.1 and 6.2.1
shallbe used.
6.2.3
Steelforgings
When required
orged
arbon
and
carbon-manganese
teels
hallbe used n the offshore
oniainer
structure.
Such
orgings
hallbe made
rom ully-killed
nd ine-grain
reated
on-ageing
teel.
NOTE
lt
maybenecessary
overify
henon-ageing
roperties
y ests.
For
chemical ndmechanical
roperties
f alloy
teels,
eference
hall
be made
o
EN 1A250-2,
pen
die
steelforgings
or
general
ngineering
urposes
Parf
2: Non-alloy
uality
nd
special
fee/sand
to EN 10250-3,Opendie sfee/ orgingsor generalengineering urposes Part 3: Alloy special
sfee/s.
he
chemical
omposition
hallbe
suitableor
he hicknessn
question.
lloy
steels hallbe
delivered
n
quenched
nd empered
ondition,
The
mpact
est
emperaturehall eequal
o hedesign
ir emperature ,
2
(see
4 and5.1).
6.2.4
Steel
astings n lSO-cornerittings
The tensile trength f
|SO-corner
ittings
see
5.4.8)
made
romcast steel
shallbe not
ess
han
430 N/mm2 nd he
yield
trength
hall
enot ess
han 20
Nlmm2.
The chemical omposition
hall be
in
accordance ith
that set out in Table
2 and mechanical
properties
hall
be
n
accordance ithTable
.
Table
2
-
Chemical
composition
ladle
analysis)
a
Chemical
Composition
%
C
max
Mn
S,
max
P
max
S
max
Cr
max
NI
max
Cu
max
Mo
max
Alrotb
min
Cr+Ni+Cu+ o
max
0,20
0,90
to
1 ,50
0,50 0,035
0,035 0,25 0,30
0,20
0,08 0 ,015 0,70
a
The carbon equivalent shall not exceed
0,45%
o
Atuminium
may
be
replaced
partly
or
totally
by
otherfine
graining
elementsas
slated
in the approved
specifications
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4
-
Aluminium
alloys and
tempers or rolled
products
Alloy
Temper
tso 209 1
AA
ISO AA
AlMg4,5
Mn 5083
0 i 0
HAR
H32
HBR H34
AlSiMgMn
6082 0 / 0
TB
T4
TE/T5
T F / T 6
NOTE M
=
American luminium
ssociation.
These
eferences
re ncluded
or nformation
s
usersmayencounterhese eferencesn
practice.
EN 12079-1:2006
E)
6.4
Non-metal l icmaterials
Timber,
plywood,
ibre
reinforced
lastics
nd othernon-metallic
aterials hallnot
be used
n
primary
tructures.
NOTE Consideration hould be
given
to strength,
urability,
uitability nd
possible
hazards
ausedby use
of thesematerials.
6.5 Materialcertificates
Materials
sed o r the constructionf
offshore ontainershallbe furnished ithdocumentation
n
accordance ith Table 6. All materialsor primary tructureshall be identif iablegainst he
certificates.
Table5
-
Aluminium
lloysand empersor
extruded
roducts
Alloy
Temper
tso 209
1
AA ISO
AA
AlSi
,5Mg
6063 TB/ T4
TF /T6
AlSiMgMn
6082
T F / T 6
NOTE AA
=
American luminium ssociation.
These
eferencesre ncluded
or
nformation
s
users
mayencounter
hese
eferences
n
practice.
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Table 6
-
Documentationof
materials
7 Type esting
7.1 General
Any change of design,
specification
f material and
method
of manufacture utside normal
manufacturing
olerances,which
may
lead
to
a modification
f
the
mechanical
roperties
defined n
thisstandard, hall
require
hat
he relevant
ype ests
are carried
ut
on
he modified ontainer.
NOTE
Type ests
demonstratehatoffshore ontainersertified s conforming
o
the
requirements
f
this
standard
ossess
he mechanical
roperties
pecified,he
purpose
f hese estss
o
prove
he
design,material
andmethod f manufacture.
A
containerselected for ty pe
testingshall be representative
f the
production
nits and not a hand
built
pre-production
evelopment
ontainer.t
shall be built n
conformity
ith
plans
and data
an d
using ooling omparable o those
planned
or
subsequent
roduction.
The tests described in 7.3 and 7.4 are required
or
all offshore
container
ypes, and
shall
be
considered s
design
equirements.
NOTE
Type esting
may not
replace esign eview,
ut
may n certain ases e a
partial
ubstitute
or
strengthalculations.on-destructive
xamination
NDE)
maybe equiredfter
esting.
The est masses/
est
oad
shallnormally
e evenly istributed
nside
hecontainer.
f
it is not
possible
to
place
all the
test mass
inside
he container, ome of it may
be
placed
outsideor under he
container,
rovided
hat
his
gives
a
loading
n the structure i milar
o the distribution
f the container
loading n operating ondition.
lf the container as an
addit ional
argo
deck,
he
est mass/
est
oadshallbe
evenlydivided
etween
the loorand he
additional eck, see 5.4.3. f the additional eck s removable,t
will be necessaryo
carryout the test with the test mass/ est oaddividedbetween he addit ionaleck and the floor,as
wellas with he
whole
est mass/ est
oad,on the
loor.
NOTE3 For containerswith special eatureswhere additional
esign equirementspply,suitable
tests
shouldbe
made o
verify
hat
hose equirementsre met.See nformativennex
or
guidance.
7.2 Test equipment and cal ibrat ion
7.2.1
Test mass
/
test
load
The test mass
(or
test
load)
shall
be verified
usingcalibrated eights
r a calibratedoad cell
and
handset.
21
Structure
Documentation according o EN 10204
lnspection
certificate3.1 C
lnspection
ertificate .1
B
Test
eport .2
ISO-corner ittings
X
Pad eyes
X
Other
rimary
tructural
members
X
Secondary
tructural
members
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NOTE
Examples f appropriate
eans f applicationf est
mass/ est
oadare:
calibrated
est
blocks:
waterbags;
sand
bags;
free
weights;
a suitable
est ig.
7.2.2
Calibration
lf a
load
cell and hand set
s used
t
shall
be calibrated nnually,
n accordance
ith EN
ISO
7500-1,
to an
accuracy
f x2
o/o.
NOTE1 Shoulda load cell be overloadedr receivea shock oad (e.9. rom being dropped) t is
recommended
hat
he
oad
ell
andhandset e e-calibrated
eforeurther se.
Where used, test blocks
shall be calibrated, s a minimum,every second
year
in accordance
with
acceptable
nternational r
national tandards.
he measured
mass,
n kilograms, f each block
shall
be legibly
nd
durably
marked n
each
block.
NOTE
Careshould
be
taken
n the
storage
f calibrated
oncrete locks
o
as
prevent
he
absorptionf
water
having
n nfluence n heactual
lockmass.
7.3
Lifting est
7.3.1 General
The
container
hall e ifted ya lift ing etwithanangleo hevertical qual o hedesign ngle. he
container
hall eclear
f
he
ground
hroughouthe
est.
NOTE
Where he lifting
et ntended
or
use
with
he
containers
used
or the ifting est,
care
should
e
taken o
ensure
hat no overloading,
eformation
r distortion
s
nduced
n the lifting
et.
Should he
ifting et
normally
ltted
o the container
e used
or he ifting
est
t shoutd
e visually
nspected fter
he
oad est.
The container
hall be careful ly
ifted
n such a way
that
no significant ccelerati on
orces occur. t
shall
be
held or
5
minutes
before
measurementsre aken.
7.3.2
All-point
ifting
The container
hall
be
loaded
o
give
a
totalmassof 2,5.Rand
ifted learof
the
ground,
using
all he
pad eyes.
NOTE
This otalmassmay
be obtained
y
putting
n
an nternalestmassof
2,5 R-7.
No deflections
uring esting
shall
be
greater
han
1/300
of the span of the
member.The offshore
container
hallshow
no
permanent
eformation
r other
damage
fter
esting.
7.3.3
Two-point l i f t ing
An
offshorecontainer
itted
with four
pad
eyes
shall also be
lifted rom
only
two
pad
eyes,
situated
diagonally
pposite
ach other,
witha totalmass
of
1,5
R.
The offshore ontainer
hallshow
no
permanent
eformationr other
damageafter esting.
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7,3.4 Post-lifting
est inspection and examination
On completion f
the
lifting
est, a
non-destructive
xamination
nd
visual
nspection f the
pad-eyes,
shall
be carried
ut .
7.4 Vertical
impact test
The container,with its i nternal est mass
corresponding
o
payload
P, shall be either lowered or
dropped
on to a workshop loor
of concreteor other
igid structure,
NOTE This loormaybecovered ith
a sheathing
f
wooden
lanks
ith
a thickness
otexceeding
0 mm.
NOTE
lf
the container
s
loweredrom
a crane,
he suspending ire
and hook
may dampen
he
impact
comparedo a free-fall rop est. herefore
he mpact
peed hould
e
greater
f a loweringest s used.
In bothcases, he container hall
be so inclined
hateach
of the bottom ideand end railsconnected
to
the lowest orner orms an
angleof not ess
han
5
'
with
the floor.
However,
he
greatest
height
ifference
etween
he highestand owest
point
of the underside
f the
container
orners
eed
notbe
more han400
mm.
The mpacting ornershallbe
he
one
expectedo
have he lowest
igidity.
NOTE Onclosed rycargo ontainers
hiswillnormally
e at hedoorend.
No significant
ermanent
amage hall
occur.
NOTE Cracksn welds ndminor eformations
aybe
repaired.
Oneof the
ollowing
rocedures
hall
be carried
ut :
a) Drop es t
An internal
oad equal o the
payload
P)
shall be
safely securedand the container hall
be
inclined
s described
bove.
The container hallbe
suspendedrom a
quick
elease
nooflWfren released,he container hall
drop reely or
at
least50 mm
to
give
t a speed
at initial mpact
of
at least1 m/s.
b)
Lowering
est
An internal oad
equal
o the
payload
P)
shall be safely
securedand the container hall
be
inclined s described
bove.
The container hallbe owered o
the
loor
at a constant peed
of not ess han 1,5m/s.
NOTE WARNING:
heseestsmay ause onsiderable
remorsn
hebuilding
7.5 Other ests
7.5.1
Open
op containers ith an overall
ength
of
6.5m
or more,with ork
pockets
esigned or
loaded
ift ing
hallbe
loaded
o
a total
uniformly
istributed
ross
massof 1.6(R+S)g nd
lif ted
clear
of the
ground
using he fork
pockets.
No deflections
uring
esting
hall
be
greater
han 1/300of
th e
spanof the member.
The offshore
ontainer hall
show no
permanent
eformation r other damage
after esting.
7.5.2 Tanks for dangerouscargoes shall
be tested according
o
the requirements
of the
IMDG
Code.
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8 Production
8.1 General
Production hall be
performed
according
o approved
drawings,
pecifications
nd
procedures.
Production
documents according
o
this
standard
shall
be
prepared
nd
approved
before
production
starts.
The manufacturer
hall ensure
he
quality
f the
procedures
nd
acilities
sed
hrough
operation
f
a
quality
assurance ystem
at least
n accordance
ith
EN
ISO9001.
8.2 Primary tructure
8.2.1
General
During
roduction
t shallbe
possible
o
dentify
he
materials
sed or
he
primary
tructurend
ink
themwith hecorrespondingocumentation.f themarking
s
not isible
n
he inished
roduct,
lo g
shall e
keptof hecomponents
o
dentify
ndensure
raceability
f
hematerials
sed n
he
primary
structure.
8.2.2
Approvedwelders
Welders
hallbe approvedn
accordance
ithEN
287-1
andEN SO9606-2,
s appropriateo
the
materials
eino sed.
8.2.3 Weldingprocedures
Approved
elding
rocedures
hall eused
or he
welding
arrieduton
he
primary
tructure.
Preliminary eldingprocedurepecificationshall orm the basis or the preparationf welding
procedure
ests,
Welding
rocedure
pecifications,
elding
rocedure
estsandapproval
f welding
rocedures
hall
be n
accordanceith EN ISO
15607,
N ISO
15609-1,
N SO15614-1
r EN ISO
15614-2
s
appropriate
ndwith h e requirement s
tated
elow.
lmpact
estsare required s
part
of thewelding
rocedure
ests.
est
emperatures
nd
est
esults
shall omplywith
he
requirements
iven
n
6.1 ncluding
able . For
>
12
mm oursetsof mpact
tests hall
be made: ne set
n heweldmetal,
ne
set
at the
usion
ine,
neset n heheat
ffected
zone
HAZ)
mmaway
rom
usionine nd
oneset
5 mmawayrom usion
ine.
8.2.4
Examination of wel ds
8.2.4.1
General
Welds
shallbe subject o
visual
examinations
specified
n Table
7.
The
percentages
pecif ied
n Table7 shallapply
o
the total ength f
weld
or
the type
of structural
assembly
n
quest ion.
Welds
between
essentialnon-redundant
nd non
essential
r imary
tructures
hall
be
examined
s
for
non-essential
rimary
structures.
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When fuel
gas
welding is
applied,
ultrasonic nd
magnetic
particle
xamination
hall be required
n
addition o
radiographic
xamination.
8.2.4.2
Non-destructive
examination
NDE)
methods
NDE
methods, see
Table
8, shall be chosen with due regard o the
conditions nfluencing
he
sensitivity
f the methods.Structural elds shall be examined s
stipulated n columns to lV
in
Table7 with those in columns ll or lV beingemployed n the event hat such s relevant.
Table
-
NDE acceptance riteria
Visual
Magnetic
Particle
Dye
Penetrant
Ultrasonic
Radiography
EN
ISO 5817
a
EN1291 EN1289 EN 1712 EN12517-1
Level
B
Level 1 Level
1
Level2 Level
1
"
for aluminium
EN
30042
8.2.4.4
Non-Destruct ivexamination(NDE)Operators
NDE perators
hall
e
qualif ied,
naccordanceith
EN473,
o
a minimum
f
evel .
NDEoperators hallundertake
on-destructive
xaminationn
accordanceithTable7 and ssue
reports
escribing
eld
quality,
ontaininghe
ollowing
nformations
a minimum:
Table 7 - Non-destructive xamination NDE)of structuralwelds
Gategory
of
member
Type of examination
I
Visual
examination
l l
Magnetic
particle
examination
il t
Ultrasonic
xamination
IV
Radiographic
examination
Essential
Non-redundant
Primarystructure
100
%
100%
100 %
Pad
eyes
20 % allother
1 0 %
Non
essential
rimary
structure
100
% 2 A %
20%
10
o/ o
Secondary
tructure
100
%
:Y:t9'|1.ilghTr_llj,.r1''t
:
;'jjl::ifffi'ft-'ilrr
l
, i i : r
.:,:-Jl.
,;l i j i;11
i
i:li.r;.l;,':ijj
a
Dy"
penetrant
examination hallbe used
where
magnetic
particle
xamination
s
not
possible.
b
Dependingon material hickness nd
possibil i ty.
NOTE:
The categories
applicable o the
structural
members
shall be
agreed
with
he
body certifying
he container
n
each
case.
Table 8
-
Standards elevant
o NDEmethods
Visual
Magnetic
particle
Dye
Penetrant Ultrasonic
Radiography
EN970 EN
1290
EN571-1 E N
1 7 1 4 EN1435
8.2.4.3
Weld acceptancecriteria
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number f
repairs
arried ut
o meet he
specified
cceptancetandard;
NDEmethods nd
procedures
sed;
NDE-parametersecessaryor a
proper
ssessment;
confirmation
f
acceptancer
rejection.
8.3
Secondarystructure
The
fabrication
rocedure
hall eflect he
requirement
hat he
secondary
tructure hall
prevent
cargo
rom alling ut of
heoffshore ontainer
nd,
f required,
revent
ater
romentering.
Weldsbetween
rimary
nd
secondarytructures
hallbe
performed
s
or
secondary
tructures
nd
shall e examined
s such.
Thewelding
rocedure
sed or hesecondarytructure
hall
e n
accordanceith
EN SO15607,
EN SO15609-1,N SO15614-1orN SO15614-2sappropriate.
8.4
Production testing
8.4.1
Lifting est
During he
production
f a batch f offshore
ontainers,
ome, elected
t random,
hall
be
submitted
to he
all-point
ift ing
estdescribedn 7 3.2andshall
meet
llspecifiedequirements.
The number
f containers
o
be
tested
hallbe agreedn advance nd s dependent n the otal
number
n
the
production
eries. able
10 shall
be used
o
determinehe
minimum umber
f
containerso be ested hich hall
ncludehecontainerhich
as ype ested.
Table10 Number f containers
equired
or l i ft ing est
Total number in
series
Number to
be tested
a
1 - 5 1
6 - 1 0 2
1 1
2 0
3
21
40
4
> 4 0
10%
a
The
quantitygiven
ncludes
he
containerwhich was type e sted.
8.4.2
Weatherproofness esting
lf a
type of
offshore
container
s
specified
o be weatherproof,
he
followingweatherproofness
ests
shall
be carriedout.
For
the
prototype
nd
10 % of the
containers
n
a
production
eries, he test shall be carriedout
in
accordance
with
the
weatherproofnessest specifiedn
ISO
1496-1.
For the
remaining
ontainers,
he water test may be
replacedby a
simple
ight test for which
he
inspector hall
proceed
as
follows:
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enter
the container,
require
he doors to be closed and
allow sufficient
ime to
become
accustomedo the darkness
at
east3
minutes);
while
a
powerful
ight s
directedat all external urfaces,
examine
he interior f
the container
for
ight
penetration;
no ight
penetration
hallbe observable ith he nakedeye or
withnormally
orrected ision.
NOTE
Appropriate
rovision
hould e
made o ensure
hat
here
s no
risk
o the health
nd
safetyof he
inspector
8.5
Fai lure
of
product ion
containers
ln the
case
of
failureof any
container
o
meeteither
he
weld
acceptance
riteria
see
8.2.4.3)
or the
lifting est equirements
see
7.3.1
and
8.4.1)
he
manufacturer hall
dentify
he
cause
of
failure
an d
rectify
all
affected ontainers,
he rectified
ontainers hall
hen be re-inspected
ndlor
e-tested.
Marking
9.1
Safety marking
The tops
of
closedcontainers
nd
the
top rails
of open
and framed
containers hall be marked
as
follows:
closedcontainers
hall
be
marked
with a band
of
solid contrasting
olour not less
than
100
mm wide
round
he roof
perimeter;
f
the roof
of
the container
s recessed
below
the
top
perimeter
ail,
at
least
he top
surfaceof
the top rail shall be marked;
open and
framed containers,
hall be marked on the
top
surface
of the top rails
with either
hatchingn a contrasting olour r a solid ight olour.
Where
a containers fitted
with
ork
pockets
esigned
or handling
he container
nly
when
empty
(e.9,
on some
anksand ongbaskets)
hen he words
Empty
iftonly"
shall
be clearly
isplayed
ear
each
set
of
fork
pockets
n
characters
ot ess
han50 mm high.
NOTE
Aluminiumontainers
ay
need
o be specially
arkedo warn
of
he
dangerof parking
see
5.1).
The
recommended
arking
s'ALUMINIUM
ONTAINER'
n
all our idesn
etters t east 5 mm
high.
9.2
ldent i f icat ion markings
Each
container
hallhave he fabricator's
erialnumber
welded
on
in characters t least
50mm high.
In addition,
ach container hallbe marked
with a unique
container umber,
ssued
by
the owner,as
a
prime
dentifieror use
as the commoncross-referencen all in-service ertification
nd
shipping
documentation.
The container umbershall be
prominently
nd indelibly
isplayed
n
all
sidesof
the container
as
viewed
rom
ground
evel)
n
characters f a contrastingolour,not
ess
han
75
mm
high.
NOTE
1
For
opensidedcontainers
t may
be necessaryo attach
panels
pecificallyo
carry
he container
number.
lf a container as
a roof,
he
container
umber hall
be displayed n the roof, n characters
00 mm
high or
more,
Where character
ize s restricted y the available
pace
hey should
be as large
as
practicable.
he marking hallbe carried
ut n sucha way as to avoid ncorrec tnterpretation
e.9.
by
underlining).
here applicablehe lower
edge of
the
marking
shallbe
positioned
ear he side of the
container
n
which he door
s located.
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NOTE
2 In exceptional circumstances
he
owner
may change
the
container
number
and
re-mark
he
container
accordingly, In this case the inspection
plate
should be replaced
(Clause
10)
and the certificate of conformity
revised
Clause
11).
9.3
Information
markings
Each
container
hall be clearlymarked
with:
a)
relevantelectricalhazardclassification
nd zone
markingaccordingo
ATEX Directive
94/9/EC)
b) relevant angerous
oods
ptacarding
n accordance
ith
he
MDGCode.
NOTE
Placardinghould
e removed hen
ontainer
o onger ontains
angerous
oods.
c) maximum
gross
mass
(in
kg )
d) tare mass
(in
kg )
e)
payload in
kg)
c), d) and
e) shallbe displayed
n
characters f
a contrasting
olour
ot ess han50mm high.
NOTE
A matt
black
panel
f appropriateizemay
be
provided
or
he
application
f emporary
nformation.
t
is recommendedhat this
panel
be
located n a door,where itted.
Other
nformation
.g.destination
ay
be
added
f
desired.
9.4
Other markings
lf the container
s
fitted with
an
intermediate
eck
the
payload
of the deck shall be
displayed
on
the
insideof the container n a
posit ion
where
t is clearly isibleat
all imes,
n characters f a contras ting
colour ot ess han 50 mm high.
The user
of the
container may add additional nformation
marking
such
as owners name,
etc.
However,
o
avoid
misinterpretation
dditional arking hall
be
kept o a
minimum.
10 Gontainer Data Plate
10.1
General
Containers
hall e ittedwith
a
plate
arrying
he nformation
pecifiedn
10.2
The
plate
shall
be made of corrosion
esistant
aterial ecurely ttached
xternallyn a manner
designedo
avoidunauthorized
r
accidental
emoval.
he
plate
hall
be
fitted o
a
door,
or, on
containersithno doors,n a prominentosition.
Aluminiumivets ave
been
ound o be
unsuitables a
fixingmethodn theoffshore nvironment
and hal l
otbe
used.
The
nformationn he
plate
hall e
n
heEnglishanguage.
NOTE
Provision or
an additionalanguagemay be made.
The extshall e
permanently
nd egibly
arked n he
plates
ncharacters
ot ess
han
mmhigh.
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E)
1O.2 Gontents
of
Data
Plate
The
plate
hall
e headed:
"OFFSHORE
ONTAINER
ATA
PLATE
EN
12079-1:2006
The
plate
hall
ontainhe ollowing
nformation:
fabricato/s
erial umber;
month
nd
year
of manufacture;
maximum
ross
mass n kilograms
xcluding
ifting
etat
hedesign l ing
ngle;
tare
mass n
kilograms;
payload
n
kilograms
nd ntermediate
eck
ayload
if
applicable);
certificate
f
conformityumber;
design
emperature;
ldentification
f
body ssuing
hecertificate
f
conformity.
NOTE
1 A
recommended
ormat or
the
plate
s
shown
n
Figure .
NOTE
2
The data
plate
may be combined
with
the
inspection
late
by including
he
additional
nformation
specified n
Clause5 of
EN 12079-3.
OFFSHORECONTAINER
ATA
PLATE
EN
12079-1:2006
Fabrication o:
Month and
year
of
manufacture:
Maximum
ross
mass
xcluding
ifting
et kg
at
#
#
Degrees
rom
Vertical
Tare
mass:
Payload:
Container
Intermediate
eck
Certificate o.
kg
kg
kg
Design
emperature:
oc
Figure
2
-
Example
f
Data
PlateLayout
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E)
11 Gertificate
of conformity
11.1General
All containers
o be used
offshore
shall
be issued
with
a certificate
f conformity
o
this standard.
The certificate
hallbe
retained
by
the owner.
In addition,
ertificatesf
examination
nd ests
shall
be
issued
s described
n 11.2.
Containers, hich
are
required
o comply
with
the
requirements
f the IMDG
Code,
shall also
be
certified
n accordance
with he IMDG
Code.
Eachcontainer
hallhave
ts own abricator's
erial
umber
s specif ied
n
9.2.
11.2
Documentation
The
certificatef
conformity
hallbe
based
n the
ollowing
ocumentation
ollated
n
an "as
buitt"
dossier, hich hall
e retained
y he abricator
or
at east ive
years:
structural
alculations;
drawingsncluding
general
rrangement
rawing;
specificationsorwelding
rocedures
WPS);
welders
ertificates:
materialertificates;
report n raceabilityf materials,n heprimary tructure;
reportrom abrication
nspection;
report
romdimensional
ontrol;
reportrom
non-destructive
xamination
NDE);
reportrom
prototype
esting;
report
rom
proof
esting;
report
rom inal nspection.
NOTE lt is recommended
hat information
rom
the
"as
built
dossier"
hat
is
not
considered
ommercially
sensitive
hould
be
copied o
the owner
who should
etain t
for
the
ife
of
the container.
11.3 Gontents
of
the certif icate
of
conformity
The
certificatef conformity
hall
ontain
he
ollowing
nformation:
fabricator'serial
umber;
certificate
f
conformity
umber;
description
f
he
container
ncluding:
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E)
a)
externaldimensions;
b) number
of tifting
oints;
c) name
of fabricator;
d)
month/year
f fabrication;
e)
maximum
ross
mass
excluding
ift ing
et
n kg;
f)
tare mass
excluding ifting
set n
kg;
g)
payload
n
kilograms;
h) reference
o the as built
dossier;
i)
the total mass
in kg
applicable
o the all-points
ifting
est
for
the batch of
containers
testedas specifiedn 8.4.1;
j)
angle
of
lifting
et egs
(from
vertical);
k)
minimum ominal
hackle
oltdiameter.
conformity
o
other
equirements
ndlor
codes;
statement
hat the container
described has
been
designed,
abricated
and
tested
in
accordance
ith EN
12079-1;
fabricator's
erial numbers
of
those
containers
rom the
production
atch subject
o test in
accor