1983 AMENDMENTS TO ANNEXES I AND II OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVEN-TION FOR SAFE CONTAINERS (CSC), 1972
1983 AMENDMENTS TO ANNEXES I AND II OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVEN-TION FOR SAFE CONTAINERS (CSC), 1972
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1. MARKING OF MAXIMUM GROSS CONTAINER WEIGHT
ANNEX I, Regulation 1, paragraph 1
Safety Approval Plate
Letter the existing paragraph 1 as sub-paragraph 1 (a) and add the
following new paragraphs:
"(b) on each container for which the construction is commenced on
or after 1 January 1984 all maximum gross weight markings on the container
shall be consistent with the maximum gross weight information on the
Safety Approval Plate.
(c) On each container for which the construction was commenced
before 1 January 1984 all maximum gross weight markings on the container
shall be made consistent with the maximum gross weight information on the
Safety Approval Plate not later than 1 January 1989."
2. MARKINGS FOR HANDLING EMPTY CONTAINERS
Annex II-Construction delete paragraph 3
3. STACKING TEST FOR TANK CONTAINERS
ANNEX II, TEST NO. 2 `STACKING'
Add under the heading "Internal loading" and after the words "...
equal to 1.8R." the following new sentence:
"Tank containers may be tested in the tare condition."
4. LONGITUDINAL RESTRAINT (STATIC TEST) FOR TANK CONTAINERS
ANNEX II, TEST NO. 5
Add under "Internal loading" and after the words "... or rating, R."
the following new sentence:
"In the case of a tank container, when the weight of the internal
load plus the tare is less than the maximum gross weight or rating, R, a
supplementary load is to be applied to the container."
5. APPROVED CONTINUOUS EXAMINATION PROGRAMME
ANNEX I, Regulation 2
Replace existing paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 with the following:
"2 (a) The owner of an approved container shall examine the container
or have it examined in accordance with the procedure either prescribed or
approved by the Contracting Party concerned, at intervals appropriate to
operating conditions.
(b) The date (month and year) before which a new container shall
undergo its first examination shall be marked on the Safety Approval
Plate.
(c) The date (month and year) ... (continue as for previous
paragraph 3).
(d) (As previous paragraph 4, except for `24 months' to read `30
months').
3 (a) As an alternative to paragraph 2, the Contracting Party
concerned may approve a continuous examination programme if satisfied, on
evidence submitted by the owner, that such a programme provides a standard
of safety not inferior to the one set out in paragraph 2 above.
(b) To indicate that the container is operated under an approved
continuous examination programme, a mark showing the letters `ACEP' and
the identification of the Contracting Party which has granted approval of
the programme shall be displayed on the container on or as close as
practicable to the Safety Approval Plate.
(c) All examinations performed under such a programme shall
determine whether a container has any defects which could place any person
in danger. They shall be performed in connexion with a major repair,
refurbishment, or on-hire/off-hire interchange and in no case less than
once every 30 months.
(d) As a transitional provision any requirements for a mark to
indicate that the container is operated under an approved continuous
examination programme shall be waived until 1 January 1987. However, an
administration may make more stringent requirements for the containers of
its own (national) owners."
Renumber the existing paragraph 5 as paragraph 4.
e container."
5. APPROVED CONTINUOUS EXAMINATION PROGRAMME
ANNEX I, Regulation 2
Replace existing paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 with the following:
"2 (a) The owner of an approved container shall examine the container
or have it examined in accordance with the procedure either prescribed or
approved by the Contracting Party concerned, at intervals appropriate to
operating conditions.
(b) The date (month and year) before which a new container shall
undergo its first examination shall be marked on the Safety Approval
Plate.
(c) The date (month and year) ... (continue as for previous
paragraph 3).
(d) (As previous paragraph 4, except for `24 months' to read `30
months').
3 (a) As an alternative to paragraph 2, the Contracting Party
concerned may approve a continuous examination programme if satisfied, on
evidence submitted by the owner, that such a programme provides a standard
of safety not inferior to the one set out in paragraph 2 above.
(b) To indicate that the container is operated under an approved
continuous examination programme, a mark showing the letters `ACEP' and
the identification of the Contracting Party which has granted approval of
the programme shall be displayed on the container on or as close as
practicable to the Safety Approval Plate.
(c) All examinations performed under such a programme shall
determine whether a container has any defects which could place any person
in danger. They shall be performed in connexion with a major repair,
refurbishment, or on-hire/off-hire interchange and in no case less than
once every 30 months.
(d) As a transitional provision any requirements for a mark to
indicate that the container is operated under an approved continuous
examination programme shall be waived until 1 January 1987. However, an
administration may make more stringent requirements for the containers of
its own (national) owners."
Renumber the existing paragraph 5 as paragraph 4.
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