1、IB282Ewww.imo.orgThe International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972 (CSC 1972) has two goals: to maintain a high level of safety of human life in the transport and handling of containers by providing acceptable test procedures and related strength requirements; and to provide uniform internation
2、al safety regulations, equally applicable to all modes of surface transport, thereby avoiding the proliferation of divergent national regulations.The amendments to CSC 1972 adopted by resolution MSC.310(88) entered into force on 1 January 2012 and include: new specifications regarding Safety Approva
3、l Plates, describing the validity of, and elements to be included in, approved examination programmes; a new test for containers being approved for operation with one door removed; and the addition of a new annex III on control and verification, which provides authorized officers with measures to as
4、sess the integrity of structurally sensitive components of containers and to decide whether a container is safe to continue in transportation.INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FORSAFE CONTAINERS, 1972CSC2012 EditionINTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FORSAFE CONTAINERS, 1972CSC2012 EditionLondon, 2012First published in
5、 1983 by the INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR www.imo.orgFifth edition 2012Printed in the United Kingdom by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YYISBN: 978-92-801-1546-8IMO PUBLICATIONSales number: IB282ECopyright International Maritime Organization 2012All right
6、s reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without prior permission in writing from the International Maritime Organization.Note: The name of the Organization as referred to in article IV was changed to Interna
7、tional Maritime Organization by virtue of amendments to the Organizations Convention which entered into force on 22 May 1982.Reproduction and/or translation rights may be available for this title. For further details please contact IMO Publishing at copyrightimo.org.This publication has been prepare
8、d from official documents of IMO, and every effort has been made to eliminate errors and reproduce the original text(s) faithfully. Readers should be aware that, in case of inconsistency, the official IMO text will prevail.iiiContentsForeword . vInternational Convention for Safe Containers, 1972 1An
9、nex I Container testing, inspection, approval and maintenance 11Chapter I Regulations common to all systems of approval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Chapter II Regulations for approval of new containers by design type 15Chapter III Regulations for approval of new containers by
10、individual approval 17Chapter IV Regulations for approval of existing containers and new containers not approved at time of manufacture . 18Chapter V Regulations for approval of modified containers 20Appendix . 21Annex II Structural safety requirements and tests 23Annex III Control and verification
11、33Supplement Recommendations on interpretation and implementation . 37PagevForewordThe rapid increase since the 1950s in the use of freight containers for the consignment of goods by sea and the development of specialized container ships, prompted the International Maritime Organization (IMO), in 19
12、67, to study the safety of containerization in marine transport.In 1972, a conference jointly convened by the United Nations and IMO was held to consider a draft convention prepared by IMO in co-operation with the Economic Commission for Europe.The 1972 Convention for Safe Containers (CSC 1972) adop
13、ted by that confer-ence has two goals: one is to maintain a high level of safety of human life in the transport and handling of containers by providing generally accept-able test procedures and related strength requirements which have proven adequate over the years; the other is to facilitate the in
14、ternational transport of containers by providing uniform international safety regulations, equally applicable to all modes of surface transport. In this way, proliferation of divergent national safety regulations can be avoided.The requirements of CSC 1972 apply to the great majority of freight cont
15、ain-ers used internationally, except those designed specifically for carriage by air. As it was not intended that all container, van or reusable packing boxes should be affected, the scope of the Convention is limited to containers of a prescribed minimum size having corner fittings.CSC 1972 sets ou
16、t procedures whereby containers used in international trans-port must be approved for safety by the Administration of a Contracting Party or by an organization acting on its behalf. The Administration, or an organization authorized by it, will then authorize the manufacturer to affix a Safety Approv
17、al Plate containing the relevant technical data onto approved containers.The approval evidenced by the Safety Approval Plate granted by one Contracting Party should be recognized by other Contracting Parties. This principle of reciprocal acceptance of approved containers constitutes the cornerstone
18、of the Convention. Once approved and plated, containers are expected to move in international transport with the minimum of safety control formalities. The subsequent maintenance of a container approved for safety is the responsibility of the owner, who is required to have the container periodically
19、 examined.International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972viThe technical annexes to CSC 1972 specifically require that the container should be subjected to various tests, which represent a combination of safety requirements of both the inland and maritime modes of transport. Flexibility is incorp
20、orated into the Convention by the provision of simplified amend-ment procedures for the technical annexes.CSC 1972 was amended in 1981 to provide transitional arrangements for plating of existing containers (which had to be completed by 1 January 1985) and for the marking of the date of the containe
21、rs next examination by 1 January 1987.It was again amended in 1983 to extend the interval between re-examinations to 30 months and to permit a choice of container re-examination procedures between the original periodic examination scheme or a new approved continuous examination programme.In 1991, am
22、endments were adopted to annex I to prevent containers being marked with misleading maximum gross weight information, to ensure removal of the Safety Approval Plate when void for any reason and to provide for the approval of modified containers. Amendments to annex II clarified certain test provisio
23、ns. The 1991 amendments entered into force on 1 January 1993.In 1993, amendments to the Convention were adopted by resolution A.737(18) but have not yet entered into force. New draft amendments, which incorpo-rate many elements of the 1993 amendments, are expected to be finalized by the Sub-committe
24、e on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers in September 2012 and may be approved at the ninety-first session of the Maritime Safety Committee in November 2012, with a view to subsequent adoption. These new amendments will not be identical to the 1993 amend-ments and therefore, to avoid confu
25、sion, this publication does not include resolution A.737(18).Amendments to the Convention adopted by resolution MSC.310(88) entered into force on 1 January 2012 and include new specifications regarding Safety Approval Plates, describing the validity of, and elements to be included in, approved exami
26、nation programmes; a new test for containers being approved for operation with one door removed; and the addition of a new annex III on control and verification. Annex III provides specific control measures for authorized officers to assess the integrity of structurally sensi-tive components of cont
27、ainers and to decide whether a container is safe to continue in transportation or whether it should be stopped until remedial action has been taken.The supplement to this publication, containing revised and consolidated recom-mendations on harmonized interpretation and implementation of CSC 1972, do
28、es not constitute any part of the Convention.1International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972PreambleThe Contracting Parties,Recognizing the need to maintain a high level of safety of human life in the handling, stacking and transporting of containers,Mindful of the need to facilitate internation
29、al container transport,Recognizing, in this context, the advantages of formalizing common inter-national safety requirements,Considering that this end may best be achieved by the conclusion of a convention,Have decided to formalize structural requirements to ensure safety in the handling, stacking a
30、nd transporting of containers in the course of normal operations, and to this endHave agreed as follows:Article I General obligation under the present ConventionThe Contracting Parties undertake to give effect to the provisions of the present Convention and the annexes hereto, which shall constitute
31、 an integral part of the present Convention.Article II DefinitionsFor the purpose of the present Convention, unless expressly provided otherwise:1 Container means an article of transport equipment:(a) of a permanent character and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated use;Internationa
32、l Convention for Safe Containers, 19722(b) specially designed to facilitate the transport of goods, by one or more modes of transport, without intermediate reloading;(c) designed to be secured and/or readily handled, having corner fittings for these purposes;(d) of a size such that the area enclosed
33、 by the four outer bottom corners is either:(i) at least 14 m2(150 sq ft) or(ii) at least 7 m2(75 sq ft) if it is fitted with top corner fittings.The term container includes neither vehicles or packaging; however, contain-ers when carried on chassis are included.2 Corner fittings means an arrangemen
34、t of apertures and faces at the top and/or bottom of a container for the purposes of handling, stacking and/or securing.3 Administration means the Government of a Contracting Party under whose authority containers are approved.4 Approved means approved by the Administration.5 Approval means the deci
35、sion by an Administration that a design type or a container is safe within the terms of the present Convention.6 International transport means transport between points of departure and destination situated in the territory of two countries to at least one of which the present Convention applies. The
36、 present Convention shall also apply when part of a transport operation between two countries takes place in the territory of a country to which the present Convention applies.7 Cargo means any goods, wares, merchandise and articles of every kind whatsoever carried in the containers.8 New container
37、means a container the construction of which was commenced on or after the date of entry into force of the present Convention.9 Existing container means a container which is not a new container.10 Owner means the owner as provided for under the national law of the Contracting Party or the lessee or b
38、ailee, if an agreement between the parties provides for the exercise of the owners responsibility for maintenance and examination of the container by such lessee or bailee.Articles II, III, IV311 Type of container means the design type approved by the Administration.12 Type-series container means an
39、y container manufactured in accord-ance with the approved design type.13 Prototype means a container representative of those manufactured or to be manufactured in a design type series.14 Maximum operating gross weight or rating or R means the maximum allowable combined weight of the container and it
40、s cargo.15 Tare weight means the weight of the empty container including perma-nently affixed ancillary equipment.16 Maximum permissible payload or P means the difference between maximum operating gross weight or rating and tare weight.Article III Application1 The present Convention applies to new a
41、nd existing containers used in international transport, excluding containers specially designed for air transport.2 Every new container shall be approved in accordance with the provi-sions either for type-testing or for individual testing as contained in annex I.3 Every existing container shall be a
42、pproved in accordance with the relevant provisions for approval of existing containers set out in annex I within five years from the date of entry into force of the present Convention.Article IV Testing, inspection, approval and maintenance1 For the enforcement of the provisions of annex I every Adm
43、inistra-tion shall establish an effective procedure for the testing, inspection and approval of containers in accordance with the criteria established in the present Convention, provided, however, that an Administration may entrust such testing, inspection and approval to organizations duly authoriz
44、ed by it.2 An Administration which entrusts such testing, inspection and approval to an organization shall inform the Secretary-General of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (hereinafter referred to as “the Organization”) for communication to Contracting Parties.International
45、Convention for Safe Containers, 197243 Application for approval may be made to the Administration of any Contracting Party.4 Every container shall be maintained in a safe condition in accordance with the provisions of annex I.5 If an approved container does not in fact comply with the require-ments
46、of annexes I and II the Administration concerned shall take such steps as it deems necessary to bring the container into compliance with such requirements or to withdraw the approval.Article V Acceptance of approval1 Approval under the authority of a Contracting Party, granted under the terms of the
47、 present Convention, shall be accepted by the other Contract-ing Parties for all purposes covered by the present Convention. It shall be regarded by the other Contracting Parties as having the same force as an approval issued by them.2 A Contracting Party shall not impose any other structural safety
48、 require-ments or tests on containers covered by the present Convention, provided, however, that nothing in the present Convention shall preclude the applica-tion of provisions of national regulations or legislation or of international agreements, prescribing additional structural safety requirement
49、s or tests for containers specially designed for the transport of dangerous goods, or for those features unique to containers carrying bulk liquids or for containers when carried by air. The term dangerous goods shall have that meaning assigned to it by international agreements.Article VI Control1 Every container which has been approved under article III shall be subject to control in the territory of the Contracting Parties by officers duly authorized by such Contracting Parties. This control shall be limited to verifying that the container carries a valid Safety Approval
