1、 Guide for Certification of Offshore Containers GUIDE FOR CERTIFICATION OF OFFSHORE CONTAINERS 15 DECEMBER 2017 American Bureau of Shipping Incorporated by Act of Legislature of the State of New York 1862 2017 American Bureau of Shipping. All rights reserved. ABS Plaza 16855 Northchase Drive Houston
2、, TX 77060 USA Foreword Foreword (15 December 2017) IMO has issued MSC/Circ.860 Guidelines for the approval of offshore containers handled in open seas. This circular is intended to assist the competent authorities in developing the requirements for approving the offshore containers. IMO requires th
3、at all intermodal containers conform to the requirements of the International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC). The requirements of the CSC convention may not be applicable to offshore containers primarily due to non-standard designs, exposure to the marine environment for extended periods as we
4、ll as the lifting of offshore containers by padeyes. EN 12079 has been published based on the MSC/Circ.860 and is currently used as an International industry standard to approve offshore containers. Containers built to the ABS Guide for Certification of Offshore Containers will meet all the requirem
5、ents of MSC/Circ.860 and EN 12079:2006. This Guide provides guidance for manufacturing facilities to build offshore containers. It also serves to assist the ABS Engineers and Surveyors in certifying offshore containers around the globe. The December 2017 edition adds a new Appendix 5 detailing the c
6、ertification of existing containers. This Guide becomes effective on 15 December 2017. Users are advised to check periodically on the ABS website www.eagle.org to verify that this version of this Guide is the most current. We welcome your feedback. Comments or suggestions can be sent electronically
7、by email to rsdeagle.org. ii ABSGUIDE FOR CERTIFICATION OF OFFSHORE CONTAINERS .2017 Table of Contents GUIDE FOR CERTIFICATION OF OFFSHORE CONTAINERS CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 General Information . 1 Section 1 General 3 Section 2 Certification Procedure 5 Section 3 Definitions 9 Section 4 Symbols . 12 Sect
8、ion 5 Quality Assessment . 13 Section 6 Terms and Conditions 17 CHAPTER 2 Offshore Containers. 21 Section 1 General 24 Section 2 Materials and Welding . 26 Section 3 Design 30 Section 4 Prototype Testing . 37 Section 5 Production 40 Section 6 Marking and Data Plate . 43 CHAPTER 3 Lifting Sets 46 Sec
9、tion 1 General 48 Section 2 Materials and Welding . 49 Section 3 Design 51 Section 4 Marking 55 CHAPTER 4 In-Service Inspections . 58 Section 1 General 59 Section 2 Schedule of Inspections for Offshore Containers 60 Section 3 Schedule of Inspections for Lifting Sets . 62 Section 4 Inspection Plates/
10、Tags. 63 Section 5 Repair and Modification Procedures 66 APPENDIX 1 ABS Recognized Standards 68 ABSGUIDE FOR CERTIFICATION OF OFFSHORE CONTAINERS .2017 iii APPENDIX 2 Certification Requirements for Offshore Tank Containers/ Portable Tanks and MEGC . 72 APPENDIX 3 Determination of Working Load Limit
11、(WLLmin) of the Lifting Set . 74 APPENDIX 4 Container Corner Castings 74 APPENDIX 5 Existing Offshore Containers 79 iv ABSGUIDE FOR CERTIFICATION OF OFFSHORE CONTAINERS .2017 Chapter 1: General Information CHAPTER 1 General Information CONTENTS SECTION 1 General 3 1 Scope 3 2 Relationship with Other
12、 Standards, Codes and Regulations 3 2.1 IMO-MSC/Circ.860 3 2.2 EN 12079:2006 . 4 2.3 IMDG, US DOT, RID/ADR . 4 SECTION 2 Certification Procedure 5 1 Certification Procedure for Offshore Containers . 5 1.1 Application for Certification 5 1.2 Design Review 5 1.3 Quality Control . 6 1.4 Production . 6
13、1.5 ABS Production Certificate 6 1.6 Certification to Other Standards 6 2 Certification procedure for the Lifting Set . 6 2.1 Components 7 2.2 Application for Certification 7 2.3 Design Review 8 2.4 Quality Control . 8 2.5 Production . 8 2.6 ABS Production Certificate 8 SECTION 3 Definitions . 9 1 A
14、ssembly Secured Shackle 9 2 Breaking Force 9 3 Corner Fitting 9 4 Designer 9 5 Lifting Set 9 6 Non-conformance . 9 7 Offshore Container 9 8 Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) . 9 9 Owner 9 10 Permanent Equipment 10 11 Primary Structure 10 11.1 Essential/Non-redundant Primary Structure 10 11.2 Non
15、-essential Primary Structure 10 ABSGUIDE FOR CERTIFICATION OF OFFSHORE CONTAINERS .2017 1 12 Production Units 10 13 Proof Load . 10 14 Proof Test 10 15 Prototype . 10 16 Prototype Testing 10 17 Secondary Structure . 11 SECTION 4 Symbols 12 SECTION 5 Quality Assessment . 13 1 General . 13 2 Quality M
16、anual 13 3 Quality Plan . 13 4 Quality Assessment 14 4.1 Initial Assessment 14 4.2 Annual Assessment . 15 4.3 Renewal Assessment 15 4.4 Quality Assessment Report . 15 4.5 Overdue Assessment 16 5 Factory Approval Certificate 16 5.1 Certificate 16 5.2 Validity . 16 SECTION 6 Terms and Conditions 17 1
17、Container/Lifting Set Certification Application . 17 2 Representations as to Certification . 17 3 Suspension of Certification . 17 4 Validity . 18 5 Disagreement 18 6 Limitation . 18 7 Hold Harmless. 18 8 Arbitration 18 9 Time Bar to Legal Action . 19 10 Limitation of Liability 19 11 Scope of Certif
18、ication 19 12 Confidentiality . 20 13 Emblem . 20 FIGURE 1 Emblem ABS Offshore Container (ABS OC) . 20 2 ABSGUIDE FOR CERTIFICATION OF OFFSHORE CONTAINERS .2017 Section 1: General CHAPTER 1 General Information SECTION 1 General 1 Scope (15 December 2017) This Guide has been developed to provide requ
19、irements for the certification of offshore containers with a gross mass not exceeding 25,000 kg (55,116 lb), intended for repeated use to, from and between fixed or floating installations and ships. These containers may not always conform to the standard design requirements of the International Conv
20、ention for Safe Containers (CSC). Some features that differentiate offshore containers from the containers that are designed according to the International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) are indicated below: Containers conforming to CSC convention are designed for loading and unloading in port
21、s and in inland transport only and are not designed for being handled in the open seas. However, offshore containers are designed to be lifted onto and off offshore installations and ships, and such operations may often take place in unfavorable weather and sea conditions. Offshore containers are no
22、t to be lifted using spreader beams or ISO Corner fittings and are to be lifted using padeyes or lifting lugs with the designated lifting sets only. Offshore containers, unlike ISO containers, are not standardized with regard to sizes or gross mass. Therefore, the intention of this Guide is to provi
23、de a standard for containers that are utilized in the offshore industry by conforming to the Guidelines issued by IMO in MSC/Circ. 860. This Guide only applies to the transport and lifting requirements for offshore containers with respect to design, manufacturing, marking, testing and periodic inspe
24、ctions. This Guide does not include requirements for containers intended for intermodal transport. For this application refer to the ABS Rules for Certification of Cargo Containers. This Guide does not include requirements for temporary or permanent installation of offshore containers on fixed or fl
25、oating offshore facilities. For these applications refer to the ABS Guide for Portable Accommodation Modules or the ABS Rules. Offshore containers that are certified to the requirements of this Guide will also comply with MSC/Circ.860 and EN 12079:2006. Offshore Container Production Certificates iss
26、ued by ABS will indicate this compliance. Certification of existing containers may be considered on a case by case basis. Refer to Appendix 5 of this Guide for requirements. 2 Relationship with Other Standards, Codes and Regulations This Guide references standards recognized by ABS which are listed
27、in Appendix 1. 2.1 IMO-MSC/Circ.860 The International Maritime Organization (IMO), has issued guidelines for the approval of offshore containers, in circular MSC/Circ.860. This circular is intended to guide national authorities in developing approval and certification requirements for offshore conta
28、iners. It recommends that new offshore containers be approved, prototype tested, and certified by duly authorized bodies. ABSGUIDE FOR CERTIFICATION OF OFFSHORE CONTAINERS .2017 3 Chapter 1 General Information Section 1 General 1-1 2.2 EN 12079:2006 EN 12079:2006 is a standard used in the offshore i
29、ndustry for the certification of offshore containers and associated lifting sets. This standard consists of three parts as described below: EN 12079:2006, Part 1: Offshore Containers - Design, Manufacturing and Marking EN 12079:2006, Part 2: Lifting sets - Design, Manufacturing and Marking EN 12079:
30、2006, Part 3: Periodic Inspection, Examination and Testing 2.3 IMDG, US DOT, RID/ADR Offshore Containers that are intended for the carriage of dangerous cargo are required to be in compliance with the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code. Some of the offshore containers may also be req
31、uired to conform to other national and international standards and regulations such as United States Department of Transport (US DOT), Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) and European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by
32、 Road (ADR), etc. 4 ABSGUIDE FOR CERTIFICATION OF OFFSHORE CONTAINERS .2017 Section 2: Certification Procedure CHAPTER 1 General Information SECTION 2 Certification Procedure 1 Certification Procedure for Offshore Containers The certification procedure outlined below is a typical procedure which wil
33、l facilitate the certification of offshore containers to this Guide. ABS may consider alternative procedures, provided they are not less effective than the requirements indicated in this Guide. 1.1 Application for Certification An application is to be submitted by the designer or manufacturer who ha
34、s legal rights to the design. The designer and manufacturer may not be the same entity and are to be indicated on the application. The application is to be submitted with, but not limited to, the following: i) Design drawings including but not limited to the following information: Dimensions Maximum
35、 gross mass and payload Scantling of members Material properties Padeye details Welding details Markings ii) Design calculations iii) Testing results (if applicable) iv) Declaration for the absence of asbestos Applications for additional units to be certified under an approved design are to include
36、at least the application and marking drawings if the owner has changed them. Revisions to an existing ABS approved design will require an application which is to be submitted with, but not limited to, the applicable documents indicated above. Submitted documents are to completely describe the change
37、s. 1.2 Design Review The documents submitted with the application will be reviewed by an ABS engineer. The engineer will evaluate the design under the requirements of this Guide and any other requested Rules, regulations or standards. Upon a successful review, an ABS review letter with test agenda,
38、if applicable, will be returned indicating that the design meets the requirements of this Guide. The prototype test agenda is provided only after all review items are addressed. The design is not approved until the prototype test is conducted in the presence of an ABS Surveyor in accordance with the
39、 prototype test agenda specified by ABS. ABSGUIDE FOR CERTIFICATION OF OFFSHORE CONTAINERS .2017 5 Chapter 1 General Information Section 2 Certification Procedure 1-2 1.3 Quality Control The manufacturing facility is to submit a quality manual to the ABS Surveyor which describes the quality system.
40、The Surveyor will review the manual to verify aspects of the production of the container are addressed in the manual. Following a successful review of the manual, a quality audit will be performed at the manufacturing facility to verify that the system outlined in the manual is in place and function
41、ing properly. Upon a successful quality audit, the ABS Surveyor will issue a Factory Approval Certificate. The certificate will be valid for 5 years with annual endorsements required. Notes: 1 A quality control document for the manufacturing facility is required to be submitted only if the facility
42、is submitting for the first design to be manufactured at the facility. 2 Any updates to the quality control documents are to be submitted for review. The document is to be updated if a new design requiring additional quality procedures is to be produced at the facility. 1.4 Production Upon a success
43、ful design review, prototype test and quality assessment, the manufacturing facility may begin production under the surveillance of an ABS Surveyor. The ABS Surveyor will initially request a meeting to discuss inspection schedules, hold points and other related items. The Welding Procedure Specifica
44、tions (WPS) and Welder Qualifications will be reviewed and approved by the ABS Surveyor prior to production. Production testing is to be carried out in the presence of an ABS Surveyor or quality representative nominated by the manufacturer as indicated in the ABS approved quality document. The Surve
45、yor is to “walk the production line” during each attendance to verify that the quality system continues to function properly. The below documents are to be presented to the ABS Surveyor at the time of final inspection in an as-built dossier in order to support the certification of the offshore conta
46、iner. The documents are to include, but are not limited to the following: i) Material certificates ii) Material Traceability Reports (MTR) for primary structure iii) Fabrication inspection reports iv) Dimensional control reports v) Nondestructive Testing (NDT) reports vi) Production testing reports
47、vii) Pressure testing records 1.5 ABS Production Certificate An ABS Production Certificate will be issued by the Surveyor following a successful review of the as-built dossier and final inspection. Additionally, the certificate will reference the ABS engineering approval letter and prototype test ce
48、rtificate, applicable to the container design. 1.6 Certification to Other Standards When the application includes a request for certification to governmental requirements, international conventions, or other standards, the submittal is to include all necessary required information. These additional
49、requirements are to be indicated in the certificate. 2 Certification procedure for the Lifting Set The certification procedure outlined below is a typical procedure which will facilitate the certification of the lifting sets. ABS may consider alternative procedures, provided they are not less effective than the requirements indicated in this Guide. 6 ABSGUIDE FOR CERTIFICATION OF OFFSHORE CONTAINERS .2017 Chapter 1 General Information Section 2 Certification Procedure 1-2 Lifting sets are to be assembled from the various components described within this Guide. T
