0606- Standards for Lifting Appliances on NOAA Ships.doc

Policy 0606

EFFECTIVE DATE

4/8/2019

/s/ RADM Michael J. Silah, NOAA

4/8/2024

RESPONSIBLE POSITION

RADM Michael J. Silah, NOAA

Director, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Chief, Safety and Environmental Compliance Division

STANDARDS FOR LIFTING APPLIANCES ON NOAA SHIPS

1. PURPOSE

1.1. This policy establishes standards and procedures to test and maintain weight handling gear on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ships per Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) Policy 0251 – Fleet Safety and Environmental Inspection Standards.

2. SCOPE

2.1. This policy applies to all NOAA ships.

3. POLICY

3.1. NOAA ships must test and maintain weight handling equipment per 46 CFR §189.35.

3.2. NOAA ships must establish and maintain a Register of Lifting Appliances per 46 CFR §91.25-25(a)(3). The registry or certificate must:

A. Certify as to the tests and examinations conducted.

B. Show the dates on which the tests and examinations were conducted.

C. Indicate that weight handling gear complies with the standards of the organization or association authorized to issue the certificate or register.

D. Be performed by a competent person.

E. Contain all required entries fully completed and current, and must include the following:

1. A register of the weight handling machinery installed on the vessel;

2. Certification of the testing and examination of winches and their accessory gear;

3. Certification of the testing and examination of cranes, hoists, and their accessory gear;

4. Certification of the testing and examination of chains, rings, hooks, shackles, swivels, and blocks;

5. Certification of the testing and examination of wire rope

6. Certification of the heat-treatment of chains, rings, hooks, shackles, and swivels which require such treatment; and

7. Certification of the annual thorough examinations of gear not required to be periodically heat-treated.

3.3. The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Guide for the Certification of Lifting Appliances is the primary source of guidance for testing, inspecting, certifying, assessing safe operating criteria and evaluating the effectiveness of repairs to weight handling gear installed on NOAA ships.

3.4. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspectors may be utilized to establish a registry of lifting appliances, inspect, test, certify, or evaluate the safety of weight handling equipment aboard NOAA ships that do not have, or had previously had an Lifting Appliance Certificate, provided that Appendix I to 29 CFR section 1918 is utilized as the reference and the attached International Labor Organization (ILO) form formats are used to record all results.

3.5. Complete periodic and preventive maintenance recommended by the equipment manufacturer.

3.6. NOAA personnel will inspect and maintain wire rope per inspection guidelines established by the Wire Rope Technical Board. The maintenance and inspection form examples provided in the board’s inspection reference is the mandatory minimum, not a guide.

3.7. Test elevators at least once every five years per American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Standard A17.1. An unexpired and properly endorsed American Bureau of Shipping Shipboard Elevator Certificate is also considered to be evidence of an acceptable test result for elevators installed on NOAA ships.

3.8. Primary life-saving equipment such as rescue boats and their launching appliances will be maintained and repaired per 46 CFR §199.160 & 190 and Chapter III, Part B, Section I, Regulation 20 of the International Convention of the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS).

3.9. Schedule and record results of periodic tests, inspections, major repairs, and preventive maintenance associated with weight handling gear into the Shipboard Maintenance Management System (SAMMS).

3.10. Updated copies of equipment manuals for all weight handling gear onboard NOAA ship are maintained by the Port Engineer and the ship’s Chief Boatswain.

3.11. New installations or modifications to weight handling equipment used on NOAA ships may not be implemented without documented concurrence from an authorized class society such as ABS. In the case of ships that maintain a Certificate of Inspection, written approval of new installations or modifications must also be obtained from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Paragraph 2 of Section 3.

4. GUIDANCE

4.1. OMAO Procedure 0606-01 – Shipboard Lifting Appliance Certification and Inspections

4.2. ABS Guide for the Certification of Lifting Appliances (July 2016 –Updated May 2017): https://ww2.eagle.org/content/dam/eagle/rules-and-guides/current/equipment_and_component_certification/152_Lifting_Appliances_July_2016/Lifting_Appliances_Guide_e-May17.pdf

4.3. Appendix I of 29 CFR To Part 1918 – Cargo Gear Registries and Certificates: https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10495

4.4. Wire Rope Technical Board: http://www.wireropetechnicalboard.org/

4.5. National Safety Council: http://www.nsc.org/Membership%20Site%20Document%20Library/667.pdf

4.6. USCG NVIC 04-07, Servicing and Maintenance of Lifeboats, Launching Appliances and On-Load Release Gear (COMDTPUB P16700.4): https://homeport.uscg.mil/Lists/Content/Attachments/1343/NVIC%2004-07_Servicing%20of%20Lifeboats,%20Launching%20Appliances%20and%20Release%20Gear.pdf

5. RESPONSIBILITIES

5.1. The Director of Marine Operations ensures all NOAA ships are in compliance with the requirements specified in this policy.

5.2. The Designated Person Ashore (DPA) ensures:

A. Resources are available to establish and maintain cargo gear registries and certifications for all NOAA ships, conduct required testing, cover costs to ensure maintenance requirements are entered into the preventive maintenance system, and to provide any required training, (to include travel) for OMAO personnel.

B. Financial resources to support testing and maintenance of weight handling equipment for NOAA ships are documented into a phased implementation plan submitted to the Director of Marine Operations and updated at least annually.

C. Cargo Gear Registry certification and required annual testing is included as a line item into the annual operating budget for Marine Operations.

5.3. The Chief, Marine Engineering ensures Product Line Managers and Port Engineers comply with this policy and maintain current versions of the references and guidance documents specified herein.

5.4. The SAMMS Coordinator ensures periodic testing and maintenance requirements for weight handling gear related to NOAA ships are entered into the preventive maintenance system utilizing the references specified herein and through coordination with Port Engineers.

5.5. Port Engineers:

A. Obtain copies and become familiar with the references and guidance documents specified in this policy.

B. Schedule and supervise the execution of cargo gear registry surveys, certifications, and periodic examinations of weight handling gear for ships, which they are assigned responsibility, using USCG authorized professional organizations such as the ABS, OSHA, and equipment manufacturers.

C. Provide direct support to obtain, update, and disseminate manufacturer equipment manuals related to weight handling equipment for ships they are assigned responsibility.

D. Provide direct support to the SAMMS Coordinator to ensure accurate maintenance and testing documentation related to weight handling equipment is provided for entry into the preventive maintenance system.

E. Receive approval from the ABS before commencing new installations of weight handling gear on NOAA ships or before conducting a modification to any existing installations of weight handling equipment on NOAA ships.

5.6. The Chief, Safety and Environmental Compliance Division (SECD) audits compliance of weight handling equipment annually per this policy. Findings of non-conformity are recorded per OMAO Procedure 0251-01 – Fleet Inspection Process.

5.7. Ship Commanding Officers (CO) ensures:

A. Periodic maintenance, inspections, and testing of all weight handling gear has been completed.

B. Weight handling gear is properly installed and secure.

C. Suitable safety guards are installed in way of rotating machinery, hazardous cable runs and at other appropriate locations

D. Operating limitations are posted in an appropriate manner.

E. Only qualified operators are permitted to operate the weight handling gear. The CO designates the operators in writing.

F. Installation of weight handling gear does not violate the approved trim and stability information.

G. Permanent records are maintained on all weight handling equipment specified in the standards showing such items as inspections, tests, important repairs, and casualties experienced. These records are made available to members assigned to SECD and USCG marine inspectors upon request.

H. An entry is made into the deck log before the ship’s departure that the ship’s weight handling gear is in compliance with the requirements stated in A-G.

6. DEFINITIONS

Certification This term indicates that a lifting appliance and its equipment have been designed, constructed, installed, and surveyed in compliance with ABS or other acceptable standards.

Competent Person A person possessing the knowledge and experience required for the performance of thorough examinations and tests of lifting appliances and loose gear and who is acceptable to competent authority. Surveyors of a classification society recognized by the Commandant under 46 U.S.C. 3316. (2) Surveyors of a cargo gear organization recognized by the Commandant under § 31.10–16. (3) Responsible officials or employees of the testing laboratories, companies, or organizations who conduct tests of pieces of loose cargo gear, wire rope, or the annealing of gear as may be required by the standards of the organization or association authorized to issue the certificate or register.

International Labor Organization As it relates to this policy, the ILO provided the international standard for the register of lifting appliances and established the model forms and certificates as required by Article 25(2) of the ILO convention concerning Occupational Safety and Health in Dock Work (No. 152).

Weight Handling Gear This term covers all stationary or mobile weight handling appliances used onboard the ship for suspending, raising, or lowering of loads or moving them from one position to another while suspended or supported. For clarification this also includes small boat davits, wire rope, loose gear, and elevators installed on or used on a NOAA ship.

7. REFERENCES

· OMAO Policy 0251 – Fleet Safety and Environmental Inspection Standards

· OMAO Policy 0603 - Configuration Management

· OMAO Policy 0605 - SAMMS

· 46 CFR 189.35 – Standards for Weight Handling Gear on Oceanographic Research Vessels

· 46 CFR 92.25-25(a)(3) – Minimum Requirements for Cargo Gear Certificates and Registries

· Appendix I

· Crane Safety: A Guide to OSHA Compliance and Injury Prevention (Morgan)

· Wire Rope User’s Manual (December 2005, 4th Edition)

· Wire Rope Inspection Guidelines (Wire Rope Technical Board)

· National Safety Council Data Sheet 667 Ref. 89: Care and Inspection of Wire Rope (Rev. June 2005)

· Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators: ASME A17.1-2016/CSA B44-2016

· Register of Lifting Appliance and Items of Loose Gear: ILO No. 152

· Guide for the Certification of Lifting Appliances (American Bureau of Shipping)

· SOLAS; Chapter III, Life-Saving Appliances; Part B Requirements for Ships and Life-Saving Appliances; Section I Passenger Ships and Cargo Ships, Regulation 20 Operational Readiness Maintenance and Inspections; International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 as amended by the 1996, 2004, and 2006 Amendments

8. AUTHORITY

Department of Commerce, Department Organization Order 25-5, Section 11

9. NOTES

Effect on Other Documents: None

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