1、DEUTSCHE NORM Januarv 1996 Freight containers Coding, identification and marking (IS0 6346 : 1995) Enalish version of DIN EN IS0 6346 I EN IS0 6346 ICs 55.180.10 This standard incorporates the English version of IS0 6346. Supersedes DIN IS0 6346, August 1985 edition. Descriptors: Freight containers,
2、 identification, coding, marking. ISO-Container; Kodierung, Identifizierung und Kennzeichnung (IS0 6346: 1995) European Standard EN IS0 6346: 1995 has the status of a DIN Standard. A comma is used as the decimal marker. National foreword This standard has been published in accordance with a decision
3、 taken by CENTC 119 to adopt, without alteration, International Standard IS0 6346 as a European Standard. The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschu Kraftfahrzeuge (Road Vehicles Stand- ards Committee). In this standard, values are given both in metric and imperial
4、 units. Attention is drawn to the fact that the use of these units is not permitted in Germany under the Gesetz ber Einheiten im MeBwesen (German Law on units in metrology). The imperial system may only be used in business transactions with such countries as are still applying these units. The DIN S
5、tandards corresponding to the International Standards referred to in clause 2 of the EN are as follows: IS0 Standard DIN Standard IS0 668 DIN IS0 668 IS0 1496-1 DIN IS0 1496-1 IS0 1496-2 DIN IS0 1496-2) IS0 1496-3 DIN IS0 1496-3 IS0 1496-5 DIN IS0 1496-5 IS0 10374 DIN IS0 10374 Gesetz ber Einheiten
6、im Mewesen, as of 22 February 1985. Amendments IS0 6346 having been adopted as a European Standard, the status of the corresponding DIN Standard (DIN IS0 6346) has been changed accordingly. Previous edition DIN IS0 6346: 1985-08. *) At present at the stage of draft. EN comprises 25 pages. Eeuth Verl
7、ag GmbH, Berlin, has the exclusive right of sale for German Standards (DIN-Normen). DIN EN IS0 6346 Eng/. Price group 13 06.96 Sales No. 1113 EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM EN IS0 6346 December 1995 ICs 55.180.10 Descriptors: Freight containers, identification, coding, marking. E
8、nglish version Freight containers Coding, identification and marking (IS0 6346 : 1995) Conteneurs pour le transport de mar- ISO-Container; Kodierung, Identifizierung chandises; codage, identification et marquage (IS0 6346 : 1995) und Kennzeichnung (IS0 6346: 1995) This European Standard was approved
9、 by CEN on 1995-11-16 and is identical to the IS0 Standard as referred to. CEN members are bound to comply with the CENKENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliogr
10、aphical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a
11、GEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spa
12、in, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. CEN European Committee for Standardization Comit Europen de Normalisation Europisches Komitee fr Normung Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-IO50 Brussels O 1995. All rights of reproduction and communication in any form and by any means reserved in
13、all countries to GEN and its members. Ref. No. EN IS0 6346: 1995 E Page 2 EN IS0 6346: 1995 Foreword International Standard IS0 6346: 1995 Freight containers; coding, identification and marking, which was prepared by ISO/TC 104 ?Freight containers? of the International Organization for Standardizati
14、on, has been adopted by Technical Committee CEN/TC 119 ?Swap bodies for combined goods transport roadhail? as a European Stand- ard. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, and conflicting national standar
15、ds withdrawn, by June 1996 at the latest. In accordance with the CENKENELEC Internal Regulations, the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sp
16、ain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Endorsement notice The text of the International Standard IS0 6346:1995 was approved by CEN as a European Standard without any modifica- tion. Contents Page 1 Scope 3 2 Normative references . 4 3 Identification system and its associated marks 4 4 Size and
17、 type codes and their associated marks . 5 5 Operational marks . 5 6 Physical display of marks 6 Annexes A Determination of check digit . 12 B Symbol to denote air/surface container . 14 C Sign warning of overhead electrical danger 16 D Size code designation 17 E Type code designation . 18 F Height
18、marks for containers higher than 2,6 m (8 ft 6 in) _ 23 G National registration organizations affiliated with the International Container Bureau . 24 Page 3 EN IS0 6346 1 1995 1 Scope 1.1 This International Standard provides a system for the identification and presentation of information about freig
19、ht containers. The identification system is intended for general application, for example in docu- mentation, control and communications (including au- tomatic data processing systems), as well as for display on the containers themselves. The methods of displaying identification and certain other da
20、ta (including operational data) on containers by means of permanent marks are included. 1.2 This International Standard specifies: a) a container identification system, with an associ- ated system for verifying the accuracy of its use, having: - mandatory marks for the presentation of the identifica
21、tion system for visual interpretation, and - features to be used in optional Automatic Equipment Identification (AEI) and electronic data interchange (EDU; b) a coding system for data on container size and type, with corresponding marks for their display; c) operational marks, both mandatory and opt
22、ional; d) physical presentation of marks on the container. 1.3 The terms “mandatory“ and “optional“ in this International Standard are used to differentiate those IS0 marking provisions which shall necessarily be fulfilled by all containers from those which are not required of all containers. The op
23、tional marks are in- cluded to further comprehension and promote uni- form application of the optional mark. If a choice has been made to display an optional mark, the provisions laid down in this International Standard relating to the mark shall be applied. The terms “mandatory“ and “optional“ do n
24、ot refer to requirements of any regu- lato ry body. 1.4 This International Standard applies to all freight containers covered by International Standards IS0 668, parts 1 to 5 of IS0 1496, IS0 8323 and should, wherever appropriate and practicable, be ap- plied: - to containers other than those covere
25、d by the International Standards mentioned in clause 2; - to container-related and/or detachable equipment. NOTE 1 Containers marked according to previous edi- tions of IS0 6346 need not be re-marked. 1.5 This International Standard does not cover tem- porary operational marks of any kind, permanent
26、 marks, data plates, etc. which may be required by intergovernmental agreements, national legislation or nongovernmental organizations other than ISO. NOTE 2 Some of the major international conventions whose container-marking requirements are not covered in this International Standard are as follows
27、: - International Convention for Safe Containers (UN/IMO 1992); - Customs Convention on Containers 1956 and 1972; - Customs Convention on International Movement of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (T/R Convention) 1959 and 1975. It should not be assumed that this list is exhaustive. Page 4 EN IS0 63
28、46: 1995 This International Standard does not cover the display of technical data on tank containers (see IS0 1496-31, nor does it, in any way, include identification marks or safety signs for items of cargo which may be car- ried in freight containers. 2 Normative references The following standards
29、 contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this International Standard. At the time of publica- tion, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this International Standard are encouraged to in
30、vestigate the possibility of applying the most re- cent editions of the standards indicated below. Members of IEC and IS0 maintain registers of cur- rently valid International Standards. IS0 668:-”, Series I freight containers - Classifica- tion, dimensions and ratings. IS0 1496-1:1990, Series 7 fre
31、ight containers - Specification and testing - Part 1: General cargo containers for general purposes. IS0 1496-2:-2), Series 7 freight containers - Speci- fication and testing - Part 2: Thermal containers. IS0 1496-3:1995, Series 1 freight containers - Specification and testing - Part 3: Tank contain
32、ers for liquids, gases and pressurized dry bulk. IS0 1496-4: 1991, Series I freight containers - Specification and testing - Part 4: Non-pressurized containers for dry bulk. IS0 1496-5:1991, Series 1 freight containers - Specification and testing - Part 5: Platform and platform-based containers. IS0
33、 8323: 1985, Freight containers - Air/surface (intermodall general purpose containers - Specifi- cation and tests. IS0 10374:1991, Freight containers - Automatic iden tifica tion. 3 Identification system and its associated marks 3.1 Identification system The identification system shall consist only
34、of the fol- lowing elements, all of which shall be included: - owner code: three letters; - equipment category identifier: one letter; - serial number: six numerals; - check digit: one numeral. 3.1.1 Owner code The container owners code shall consist of three capital letters, shall be unique and sha
35、ll be registered with the International Container Bureau (BIC - Bu- reau International des Conteneurs), either through an affiliated national registration organization (see annex G) or directly with: Bureau International des Conteneurs 167, rue de Courcelles 75017 Paris FRANCE 3.1.2 Equipment catego
36、ry identifier The equipment category identifier consists of one capital letter of the Latin alphabet as follows: - U for all freight containers; - J for detachable freight container-related equip- ment; - Z for trailers and chassis. 3.1.3 Serial number The container serial number shall consist of si
37、x Arabic numerals. If the series of significant numerals does not total six, they shall be preceded by sufficient zeroes to make up six numerals. (For example, if the series of significant numerals is 1234, the serial number is O01 234.) 1) To be published. (Revision of IS0 668:1988) 2) To be publis
38、hed. (Revision of IS0 14962:1988) Page 5 EN IS0 6346 1 1995 3.1.4 Check digit The check digit provides a means of validating the transmission accuracy of the owner code and serial number and shall be determined as in annex A. The check digit shall validate the owner code, equipment category identifi
39、er and serial number of the container. 3.2 Identification marks The use of marks in accordance with the identification system specified in 3.1, .e. owner code, equipment category identifier, serial number and check digit, is mandatory for freight containers and recommended for all equipment as state
40、d in 3.1.2. The character- istics (size, shape, layout, etc.) detailed in 6.1 and 6.2.1 shall be displayed as nearly as practicable in ac- cordance with clause 6, .e. legible to the human eye. 4 Size and type codes and their associated marks 4.1 Purpose The type and main external dimensions of the c
41、on- tainer shall be identified with codes marked on the container. Only those freight containers which comply with both the IS0 top-handling capability and struc- tural stacking requirements set forth in IS0 1496 shall be marked with size and type codes in accordance with 4.2.1 and 4.2.2. 4.2 Size a
42、nd type codes This information is mandatory for the marking of con- tainers covered by the International Standards listed in clause 2 and shall be coded as in 4.2.1 and 4.2.2. The size and type codes, when displayed on the con- tainer, shall be used as a whole, .e. the information must not be broken
43、 into its component parts. The size and type codes shall be displayed in accord- ance with clause 6. 4.2.1 Size: two alphanumeric characters The container size (.e. external dimensions) shall be indicated by two characters as follows: - First character: numeric or alphabetic character representing t
44、he length. - Second character: numeric or alphabetic character representing the width and the height. These two characters shall be determined in accord- ance with annex D. 4.2.2 Type: two characters The container type and main characteristics shall be indicated by two characters as follows: - First
45、 character: alphabetic character representing the container type. - Second character: numeric character representing main characteristics related to the container type. These two characters shall be selected in accordance with annex E. NOTE 3 For the purpose of exchanging data when indi- cation of t
46、he main characteristics is not essential, the “type group code designation“ as shown in annex E can be used. 5 Operational marks The marks in this section are not intended to corre- spond to any particular code (e.g. for use in data transmission or any other purpose). They are solely intended as mar
47、kings for use on freight containers to convey certain information or give visual warnings. 5.1 Mandatory operational marks 5.1.1 Maximum gross and tare masses The maximum gross and tare masses shall be marked on a container as: MAX GROSS O0 O00 kg O0 O00 Ib TARE O0 O00 kg O0 O00 Ib For safety reason
48、s, containers tested in compliance with the approved methods specified in that part of IS0 1496 applicable to the type of container in ques- tion, .e. parts 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 of IS0 1496, shall be uniformly marked with the maximum gross mass used for those tests. Furthermore, the “maximum gross mass“
49、marked on the container in accordance with this International Standard shall be identical to that shown on the CSC3) Safety Approval Plate. 3) International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), UN/IMO. Page 6 EN IS0 6346: 1995 As indicated above, the masses shall be expressed in both kilograms (kg) and pounds (lbI4. 6 Physical display of marks 6.1 Size and colour of marks 5.1.2 Airlsurface container symbol All air/surface containers shall display the symbol specified in annex B. 5.1.3 Warning sign of overhead electrical danger All containers equipped with ladders shall displ
