CSA ISO 10855-3:20

CSA Preface

This is the first edition of CSA ISO 10855-3, Offshore containers and associated lifting sets — Part 3: Periodic inspection, examination and testing, which is an adoption without modification of the identically titled ISO (International Organization for Standardization) Standard 10855-3 (first edition, 2018-05).

For brevity, this Standard will be referred to as “CSA ISO 10855-3” throughout.

This Standard is intended to be used in conjunction with CSA ISO 10855-1:20, Offshore containers and associated lifting sets — Part 1: Design, manufacture and marking of offshore containers (adopted ISO 10855-1:2018).

Standards development within the Canadian Offshore Structures sector is harmonized with international standards development.

This Standard was reviewed for Canadian adoption by the harmonized Canadian Advisory Committee and CSA Technical Committee to ISO TC 67/SC 7, Offshore Structures. This Standard has been formally approved by the CSA Technical Committee on Design, Construction, and Installation of Offshore Structures, under the jurisdiction of the CSA Strategic Steering Committee on Offshore Structures and Arctic Operations.

This Standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group.

Scope

This document specifies requirements for the periodic inspection, examination and testing of offshore freight and service containers, built in accordance with ISO 10855-1, with maximum a gross mass not exceeding 25 000 kg and their associated lifting sets, intended for repeated use to, from and between offshore installations and ships. Inspection requirements following damage and repair of offshore containers are also included.

Recommended knowledge and experience of staff responsible for inspection of offshore containers is given in Annex B.

Recommended knowledge and experience of staff responsible for inspection of lifting sets intended for use with offshore containers is given in Annex C.