Certificate No:

TAS00002XE
TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATE Revision No:
2

This is to certify:
That the Modular support substructure system with accessories

with type designation(s)

MT channel system, MQ channel system. These systems can include channels (open profiles), girders (closed
profiles), brackets, connectors, channel connectors and accessories, Channel Systems includes channels,
brackets, connectors and accessories

Issued to
Hilti AG
Schaan, Liechtenstein

is found to comply with

EN 1090-2:2018 Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures – Part 2: Technical requirements for
steel structures
EN 1991-1-1:2002+AC:2009 Eurocode 1: Actions on structures – Part 1-1: General actions – Densities, self-
weight, imposed loads for buildings
EN 1993-1-1:2005+AC:2009 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1-1: General rules and rules for
buildings
EN 1993-1-3:2006+AC:2009 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1-3: General rules – Supplementary
rules for cold-formed members and sheeting
EN 1993-1-5:2006+AC:2009+A1:2017+A2:2019 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1-5: Plated
structural elements
EN 1993-1-8:2005+AC:2009 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1-8: Design of joints
EAD 280016-00-0602:2020 Products for installation systems for supporting technical building equipment
AISI S100-16/ CSA S136-16: North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural
Members
EN 1090-1:2009+A1:2011 Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures – Part 1: Requirements for
conformity assessment of structural components
EN 1090-2:2008 Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures – Part 2: Technical requirements for
steel structures
EN 1363-1:2012 Fire resistance tests – Part 1: General requirements

Application :
Modular construction of support systems and substructure for piping systems, components and secondary
steel construction approved by this certificate are accepted for installation on all vessel classed by DNV.

Issued at Hamburg on 2023-11-23

for DNV
This Certificate is valid until 2028-11-22 .
Digitally Signed By: Klinger, Sven
DNV local unit: Essen Location: DNV GL SE Hamburg, Germany
Signing Date: 24.11.2023
Approval Engineer: Ana Cristina Do Carmo Insfran
Sven Klinger
Head of Section

This Certificate is subject to terms and conditions overleaf. Any significant change in design or construction may render this Certificate invalid.
The validity date relates to the Type Approval Certificate and not to the approval of equipment/systems installed.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Unless otherwise stated in the applicable contract with the holder of this document, or following from mandatory law, the liability of DNV AS, its
parent companies and their subsidiaries as well as their officers, directors and employees (“DNV”) arising from or in connection with the services rendered for the
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purpose of the issuance of this document or reliance thereon, whether in contract or in tort (including negligence), shall be limited to direct losses and under any
circumstance be limited to 300,000 USD.

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Product description
HILTI - Channel System
Type designation: MT, MQ channel system items are made of either galvanized steel or hot dip galvanized steel or
stainless steel. The channel system contains the installation channels, brackets, connectors, and accessories.
Complete up to date list of items can be found under: www.hilti.group

Materials:
Key material information for MT & MQ channel systems is shown in the table below. For further detail information for
accessories and other smaller items click on the below link.
https://www.hilti.group/content/hilti/CP/XX/en/products/installation-systems/installation-systems.html

Item Type Kind of Material Material Name Material Standard

Channels – open profiles Carbon Steel S280 GD DIN EN 10346

Pre-galvanized (Z275)

Carbon Steel - galvanized S280 GD EN 10346

Zinc-Magnesium (ZM310)

Carbon Steel - Galvanized S250 GD DIN EN 10346

Girders – closed profiles Carbon Steel - Galvanized S350 GD EN10346

Zinc-Magnesium (ZM310)

Brackets Carbon Steel - Galvanized S235JR DIN EN 10025

Brackets & Connectors Carbon Steel Q235B GB/T 700

Galvanized &
Hot-dip Galvanized

Connectors Carbon Steel Q355B GB/T 1591

Galvanized &
Hot-dip galvanized

Channel Connectors High Strength Steel S460 MC EN10149-2

Galvanized &
Hot-dip Galvanized

Steel strength 8.8 ISO 898-1

High Strength Steel C10B21 SAE J403

High Strength Steel S355 J2 DIN EN 10025-2

Galvanized

High Strength Steel S355 MC DIN EN 10149-2

Galvanized

Carbon Steel - Galvanized S235 JR DIN EN 10025

Carbon Steel - Galvanized S235 JRG2 DIN EN 10025

Accessories Carbon Steel Q235B GB/T 700

Galvanized &
Hot-dip Galvanized

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Item Type Kind of Material Material Number Standard

MQ Channels, Connectors, Stainless Steel A4 1.4571/1.4404 EN 10088, AISI 316Ti,

Channel Connectors, AISI 316L
Accessories
MQ Channels Stainless Steel A2 1.4301 EN 10088

MQ Channel Connectors Stainless Steel A4 1.4581 DIN EN 10283

MQ Channel Connectors, Stainless Steel A4 1.4401 DIN 17440

Accessories

Application/Limitation
Hilti MT and MQ channel systems – are type approved for the modular construction of support systems and
substructures for piping systems, components and secondary steel construction on board ships and other structures
classed by DNV.

It shall be noted that this Type Approval certificate is not valid for designs, components, equipment, systems or products
which are otherwise subject to classification by DNV.

For design and installation, the Hilti “Technical Handbook”, “product data sheets” and “Instruction for Use” specified
online “www.hilti.group” are to be observed.

Type Approval Documentation

Type Approval Application dated on 2023-03-27
Type Approval Assessment Report dated on 2023-07-26
ISO 9001:2015 Certificate Nr. H12455 by SQS valid until 2025-06-30
Type Examination Certificate – TAS00001FB valid until 2023-07-03
Product Technical datasheets are available online Modular Support Systems - Hilti Corporation

Test carried out

Scope of type tests according to standards specified in page 1.
In addition:
Shock resistance test, Fire resistance test, Vibration test acc. to GL VI-7-8-2-B 3.1.3, Provide measures against self-
loosening of connections, Measurement of the electrical resistance of the channel system. DNV GL Ref.-No.: 09-
117565; 10-009275; 11-133623.
Multiple ETA European Technical assessment according to EAD 280016-00-0602
VDMA 24364:2018-05 Testing for paint wetting impairment substances (LABS-conformity)
Distribution Cycle test acc. ASTM D4169 Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and
Systems”
Test according to EN12825 and CISCA for raised access floor
Test for resistance to electromechanical forces acc. to IEC 61914: 2015-11
Seismic test of modular support system MT 2.0 acc. to GB50981-2014, GB50010-2010, GB50011-2010, JGJ330-2015,
JGJ/T101-2015
Bericht im Rahmen Approval of Components and Systems VDS No: G4970048, G4960058
Konformitätsbescheinigung LS S 09-901; Zulassung BZS S 17-302; BZS S 17-310
VDE Test Report 744000-3990-0001/114993
VDE 0100-540:2012-06 Low-voltage electrical installations – Part 5-54: Selection and erection of electrical equipment –
Earthing arrangements and protective conductors (IEC 60364-5-54:2011)
VDE 0660-600-1:2012-06 Low-voltage switchgear and control gear assemblies – Part 1: General rules (IEC 61439-
1:2011)
DIN EN ISO 9227:2017 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres – Salt spray tests
DIN 55635:2019-05 (VDA 233-102) Paints and varnishes – Cyclic corrosion testing of coating systems on materials and
components in automotive construction
Test Report Doc. No:12391-20-0414 dated 2020-11-11
Test Report 15843, Rev. 1 dated 2020-11-18
Hilti LA 042/20 dated 2020-08-28

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Hilti LA 054/20 dated 2020-11-19

Hilti LA 023/19 dated 2019-05-29
Hilti LA 046/20 dated 2020-10-20
Hilti Prüfbericht 023/19 dated 2019-10-07
Hilti Prüfbericht 042/20 dated 2020-08-28
Hilti Prüfbericht 054/20 dated 2020-11-19
Hilti Prüfbericht LA 038/20 dated 2020-07-27
Hilti Prüfbericht LA 046/20 dated 2020-10-20
Test Report No.: 903 8619 000 dated 2020-09-30
Test Report No.: 903 8859 000 dated 2020-09-30

Marking of product
For traceability to this type approval certificate the products are to be marked with:
- Manufacturers name or trademark
- Type designation

Periodical assessment
For retention of the Type Approval, a DNV Surveyor shall perform periodical assessment after two years (+/- 90 days)
and after 3.5 years (+/- 90 days) to verify that the conditions for the Type Approval are complied with. Refer to DNV-CP-
0338, Sec.4.

The certificate is only valid if required periodical assessments are carried out with satisfactory results. To check the
validity of this certificate, please look it up in https://approvalfinder.dnv.com

END OF CERTIFICATE

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