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GUIDE FOR CERTIFICATION OF LIFTING APPLIANCES
| Organization: | ABS |
| Publication Date: | 1 July 2007 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 211 |
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Foreword: This new Guide for Certification of Lifting Appliances is the consolidated edition of the following four existing Guides and one newly-developed Guide:
1. Guide for Certification of Cranes, 1991
2. Requirements for Certification of Construction and Survey of Cargo Gear on Merchant Vessels, 1975
3. Requirements for Certification of Self-unloading Cargo Gear on Great Lakes Vessels, 1991
4. Guide for Construction of Shipboard Elevators, 1993
5. Guide for Certification of Bow, Stern, and Sideport Ramps and Moveable Platform (Decks) [New]
The consolidated Guide has been published in electronic format and posted on the ABS website since October 2006, so that the Guide can be easily updated in response to the users' feedback. During the first three months, numerous editorial and technical comments on the Guide were received, and consequently, these comments were thoroughly reviewed and incorporated in the Guide updated in February 2007.
In the development of this consolidated edition, the individual Guide requirements have been updated in accordance with the latest industry standards as well as ABS plan review and survey practice. The particular changes made to the Guide are as follows:
Chapter 1, Scope and Conditions of Certification:
The certification policies commonly applied for the certification of lifting appliances are specified in this Chapter, together with the updated "Scope and Conditions" for certification applicable for lifting appliances.
Chapter 2, Guide for Certification of Cranes:
i) Many of the requirements have been updated in line with the latest edition of the API Specification 2C, "Specification for Offshore Pedestal Mounted Cranes".
ii) Additional updated information/requirem
Chapter 3, Guide for Certification of Cargo Gear on Merchant Vessels:
The factor of safety of wire rope for working load of 100 kN or more is updated in line with the revision made to the ILO standards.
Chapter 4, Guide for Certification of Self-unloading Gear on Great Lakes Vessels:
No essential technical changes have been made since the original Guide was published in 1991.
Chapter 5, Guide for Certification of Shipboard Elevators:
The requirements have been extensively updated in line with the latest edition of the ASME A17.1, "Safety Code for Elevator and Escalators".
Chapter 6, Guide for Certification of Stern, Bow and Sideport Ramps and Moveable Platforms (Decks):
The requirements specified in this Chapter were newly developed based on ABS plan review and survey practice.
Appendix, Samples of ABS Register of Lifting Appliances and Register of Cargo Gear:
These sample forms to be commonly used for lifting appliances are listed in this appendix for the users' convenience.
This Guide will become effective on 1 July 2007 and supersedes the existing Guides, 1 through 4, as listed above.
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