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Source: International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972 (CSC) 1996 edition International Maritime Organization publication sales number IMO-282E
April 2009
The objective of CSC is to ensure a high level of safety of human life in the transport and handling of containers by:
1) Providing generally acceptable container test procedures and related strength requirements 2) Facilitate the international transport of containers by providing uniform international safety regulations to avoid the proliferation of divergent national safety regulations
CSC is an international agreement resulting from the 1972 International Convention for Safe Containers
Safety Examinations
The CSC Examination requirements are:
1) Have the first safety examination no later than five years from the date of production and 2) Have reexaminations at least every thirty months thereafter
The objective of the Examinations is to determine whether the container has any defects that can place any person in danger
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2) Approved Continuous Examination Program (ACEP): the system currently used by most container owners and operators
Both procedures are intended to ensure that the containers are maintained to the required level of safety and both should be considered equal
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If the month and year have passed, the prior inspection has expired. It is also possible to engrave the plate with the new expiration date that should be no more than 30 months later.
Safety approval plate with periodic examination decal showing date of next required safety inspection
Decal
Engraved
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Safety approval plate with Approved Continuous Examination Program (ACEP) marking or decal
ACEP Decal
Country code where the approval for the ACEP was granted
Year when the approval for the ACEP was granted ( this is not an expiration date)
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Control
Containers approved under the Convention for Safe Containers are 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 containers carry a valid Safety Approval Plate as required by the Convention. However, if there is significant evidence for believing that the condition of the container creates an obvious risk to safety, the officer can require the necessary actions to ensure that the container is restored to a safe condition before it continues in service.
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Manufacturers Identification
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Owners Identification
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CSC, and other internationally agreed upon regulations, allow containers to travel among different countries without being subjected to various, inconsistent local regulations.
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THE END
Source: International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972 (CSC) 1996 edition International Maritime Organization publication sales number IMO-282E
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