DNV—GL — CERTIFICATION OF CONTAINER SECURING DEVICES

The DNV GL standard for the certification of the container securing devices providing required guidance through a whole process of certification. The content of the document is covering the procedures and applicable requirements for obtaining the relevant product certificates for subject securing devices.

While the opening chapter of the Standard is pretty introductory and contains general information, the second chapter describes the certificates including how and when they are required and issued, and the certification procedure. The next chapter is devoted to the materials used and welding issues - it is addressing the support fittings and securing equipment, heat treatment and the mechanical tests.

The fourth chapter deals with the type approval of the securing devices and guides readers through the plan approval process, prototype and operational testing. The remaining chapters of the document provide information about the case-by-case approval used as an alternative to the generally used type approval, production testing of the support fittings, lashing assemblies and non-standardized securing equipment. Finally, the volume concludes with the information about the identification marking of the manufactures and tested items.