scope:

This European Standard specifies the requirements for general-purpose offshore cranes including their supporting pedestals or structures. The standard is not applicable to general - purpose offshore cranes covered by the scope of this standard which are manufactured before the date of its publication as EN. This European Standard does not cover use of - or hazards relating to use of the following: a) fabrication, transportation, assembly, dismantling, disabling, scrapping or changing the configuration of the crane; b) lifting accessories, i.e. any item between the hook and the load; c) design temperature below -40 °C; d) operations at an ambient temperature above 40 °C; e) lifting operations involving more than one crane; f) accidental loads due to collisions; g) hand powered cranes and other cranes with a rated capacity less than 2 t or outreach less than 8 m; h) rescue operations; i) subsea lifting operations. The significant hazards covered by this European standard are identified in Clause 4. This standard includes requirements for the lifting of personnel by a general - purpose offshore crane.