CSC Convention
GEAR Boxes to be inspected in 30 month interval (2,5 years)
3.3 Ship's gear carriers and bins
3.3.1 It is agreed that the CSC does not necessarily apply to ship's gear carriers and bins, as skeletal platform based containers with fixed end posts and associated storage bins used for the storage of twist-locks, lashing bars, etc., are not used for international transport as defined by this Convention and so are not containers as defined. However, these specialist containers are carried aboard container and other ships and are handled in the same way as all other containers, and therefore present the same risks during loading and discharging from the ship.
3.3.2 Consequently, it is recommended that these units should be included in a maintenance and examination scheme and subject to periodic inspections.
10 CONTROL (article VI)
10.1 General
10.1.2 For the purposes of effecting control (as envisaged in article VI of the Convention) Contracting Parties should only appoint authorized control officers of government bodies. Article VI requires that such control should be limited to verifying that the container carries a valid Safety Approval Plate, and an ACEP or a valid Next Examination Date (NED) marking, unless there is significant evidence for believing that the condition of the container is such as to create an obvious risk to safety.
13 RECORDS OF EXAMINATIONS
13.1 The owner should ensure a system is maintained where examination records are kept, which should include the following:
.1 the owner's unique serial number of the container;
.2 the date on which the examination was carried out;
.3 identification of the competent person who carried out the examination;
.4 the name and location of the organization where the examination was carried out;
.5 the results of the examination; and
.6 in the case of a PES, the NED.
14 FREQUENCY OF EXAMINATIONS
14.1 Containers under a periodic examination scheme
14.1.1 The Convention recognizes that it may be necessary to examine containers more frequently than every 30 months when they are subject to frequent handling and transshipment. It should be borne in mind, however, that any significant reduction in the 30-month interval between examinations would create severe examination control problems. It should be noted that where containers are subjected to frequent handling and transshipment they are also liable to be subjected to frequent checking.
14.1.2 Therefore, in determining whether it is acceptable that the interval between examinations under the Convention should be the maximum of 30 months, proper account should be taken of intermediate examinations, having regard to their extent and to the technical competence of the persons by whom they are performed. 14.2 Containers under a continuous examination programme
14.2.1 Containers examined under an approved continuous examination programme are subject to a thorough examination in connection with a major repair, refurbishment or on-hire/offhire or depot interchange and in no case less than once every 30 months.
