Rules for Classification and Construction VI Additional Rules and Guidelines 1 Container Technology 1 Guidelines for the Construction, Repair and Testing of Freight Containers Edition 1995 The following Guidelines come into force on April 1st, 1995 Germanischer Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft Head Office Vorsetzen 35, 20459 Hamburg, Germany Phone: +49 40 36149-0 Fax: +49 40 36149-200 [email protected] www.gl-group.com "General Terms and Conditions" of the respective latest edition will be applicable (see Rules for Classification and Construction, I - Ship Technology, Part 0 - Classification and Surveys). Reproduction by printing or photostatic means is only permissible with the consent of Germanischer Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft. Published by: Germanischer Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, Hamburg Printed by: Gebrüder Braasch GmbH, Hamburg VI - Part 1 Table of Contents Chapter 1 GL 1995 Page 3 Table of Contents Section 1 General Instructions and Guidance A. General Test Conditions .............................................................................................................. 1- 1 B. Types of tests .............................................................................................................................. 1- 2 C. Construction characteristics (design principles) .......................................................................... 1- 5 D. Materials ..................................................................................................................................... 1- 7 E. Jointing methods ......................................................................................................................... 1- 11 F. Marking and documentation ........................................................................................................ 1- 14 Section 2 Requirements and Tests A. General Requirements ................................................................................................................. 2- 1 B. Tests ............................................................................................................................................ 2- 1 Section 3 Thermal Containers A. General requirements .................................................................................................................. 3- 1 B. Refrigerating and/or heating appliances for thermal containers .................................................. 3- 5 Section 4 Repairing of Containers A. Guidelines for the Authorization of Container Repair Workshops ............................................. 4- 1 Section 5 Special Containers for use on Seagoing Ships and Offshore Installations A. General ........................................................................................................................................ 5- 1 B. Structural fire protection ............................................................................................................. 5- 1 C. Special containers, electrical equipment ..................................................................................... 5- 2 Section 6 Tank Containers A. Definition .................................................................................................................................... 6- 1 Annex A Annex B A. Stamp .......................................................................................................................................... B- 1 B. Label ........................................................................................................................................... B- 1 C. Specimens ................................................................................................................................... B- 3 Annex C VI - Part 1 Section 1A General Instructions and Guidance Chapter 1 GL 1995 Page 1–1 Section 1 General Instructions and Guidance A. General Test Conditions II - Materials and Welding Technology, Parts 1, 2 and 3. 1. Scope 1.1 These Regulations apply to freight containers 2.2 Reference is made to the international con- and their built-in or built-on refrigerating, heating, tainer standards, especially ISO 1496 "Series 1 Freight filling, emptying, and safety equipment. Containers - Specification and Testing" and to the corresponding EN standards for swap bodies. 1.1.1 These Regulations also apply correspondingly to other freight containers, such as swap bodies and 2.3 The conditions for approval of containers special containers for use on offshore installations. according to the Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) of December 2nd, 1972 are, in principle, ful- 1.2 Containers within the scope of these regula- filled if the containers are constructed and tested in tions are freight containers that can be used repeatedly accordance with these regulations. and which are – of open or closed, box- or tank-like or platform- 2.4 The national and/or international rules as may based design, be applicable are to be complied with where the trans- – of a durable nature and so resistant as to with- portation of dangerous goods in containers is con- stand all loads to be expected during transporta- cerned. tion, – provided with equipment permitting their easy 3. Testing procedure handling, in particular during their transfer from one means of transportation to another. 3.1 Container testing by the Society normally 1.3 These Regulations refer both to the building covers the design documents, trials, and production and testing of new containers and to the testing of used (for types of tests, see B.). containers and their repair. 3.2 A certificate is issued by the Society (Head 1.4 Containers that do not fully correspond to the Office or the competent Surveyor) on the results of the definition given in 1.2 or which are subject to special tests. Depending on the type of container and test conditions of use may be tested in general accordance concerned, plates, steel-die stampings and labels serve with these Regulations and/or in accordance with an as test evidence on the container itself (see F-marking agreed specification. and Documentation). 2. Rules and standards also applicable 4. Works approvals 2.1 For the construction of containers with all their equipment, the following rules are to be applied 4.1 Works where containers or ancillary parts correspondingly: intended for them are manufactured or where contain- I – Ship Technology, Part 1, Chapter 2 - "Machinery ers are repaired must be qualified in respect of shop Installations" of Section 1 "General Rules and Instruc- facilities, quality control, production methods and tions", Chapter 3 - Rules for the Construction of workmanship for the work to be carried out. Qualifi- Electrical Installations, Chapter 4, Section 2 - Rules cation is certified to the works in the form of an ap- for the Construction of Refrigerating Installations, and proval. Chapter 1 Section 1B General Instructions and Guidance VI - Part 1 Page 1–2 GL 1995 4.2 General representation of the process of container testing Order Plan approval Head Office (HO) Approval workshop Type Type test Certificate inspection Certificate HO HO HO or surveyor HO or surveyor Acceptance Certificate Supervision of production & Completion Note Surveyor Surveyor Supervision on construction Certification in accordance with specification Container by Surveyor [Owner´s Inspection] Certificate depending on order HO / EDP 4.3 The application for approval to be made by 4.6 The Society is to be informed about any the works shall contain particulars of the scope of changes in works facilities, in production methods or production, organization, technical facilities and pro- in the composition and qualification of the staff which duction methods as well as of the qualifications of the affect the conditions for approval. working staff including supervisors (cf. GL Rules for Welding, Annex A). Approval may be granted fol- 4.7 With regard to qualification and approval in lowing scrutiny of the application and inspection. respect of welding practice, see also E.1. 4.4 The validity period of an approval granted in accordance with these Rules is 3 years. If work is regularly performed under the Society's supervision B. Types of tests during the validity of the approval, the validity period may be extended on application by 3 years at a time 1. Examination of design and construction without further checking. documents 4.5 If no work has been performed under the 1.1 The documents required for examination are Society's supervision for more than one year, the ap- to be submitted in triplicate to the Society's Head Of- proval may be granted anew on expiry of its validity fice in good time before the commencement of pro- period only if the conditions for doing so continue to duction and testing. exist and this is demonstrated during a further works inspection. The approval may then again be granted 1.2 The documents to be sent in for examination for a validity period of 3 years. shall comprise: VI - Part 1 Section 1B General Instructions and Guidance Chapter 1 GL 1995 Page 1–3 a) Drawings showing the arrangement, dimensions, dence of the materials used must be at hand and the and materials of the structural components of the construction and materials must correspond to those of container; the planned series. b) Particulars of jointing methods (welding) and 2.3.2 The Type Test serves to furnish the proof connections envisaged; mentioned in 2.1, especially in cases where design c) Particulars of the origin of important ancillary modifications are put into effect