Guide for Certification of Lifting Appliances/Руководство по сертификации подъемных устройств

Издание на английском языке
The book is a guide to the certification of lifting devices and equipment, starting in 2006 and including updates made until 2025. It covers the requirements for various types of lifting mechanisms, such as cranes, lifting devices and platforms, and also includes aspects of their design, maintenance and inspection. Recent editions have focused on integrating goals and functional requirements, allowing for new technologies and alternative concepts in the field of maritime safety. The book also provides recommendations for the inspection and certification of equipment, including requirements for testing, safety and design, which contributes to improving the reliability and safety of lifting operations on ships and in other marine environments.

Contents
Chapter 1 Scope and Conditions of Certification
Section 1 Certification
Section 2 Suspension and Termination of Certification
Section 3 Requirements for Certification
Chapter 2 Guide for Certification of Cranes
Section 1 General (1 July 2016)
Section 2 Structural Requirements (1 July 2016)
Section 3 Materials and Welding (1 July 2016).
Section 4 Wire Ropes
Section 5 Loose Gear Items, Sheaves, and Special Componeni
Section 6 Crane Machinery, Piping and Electrical Systems
Section 7 Surveys
Section 8 Register of Lifting Appliances
Section 9 Personnel Lifting (1 July 2016)
Section 10 Maintenance/Service Baskets (1 July 2016)
Section 11 Subsea Lifting (1 July 2016)
Section 12 Motion Compensation Systems for Cranes (1 July 2016)
Section 13 Rope Tensioning Systems for Cranes (1 July 2016)
Chapter 3 Guide for Certification of Base-Mounted Manriding Winches Section 1 General.
Section 2 Design
Section 3 Materials, Fabrication, and Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI)
Section 4 Mechanical Components, Piping and Electrical Systems
Section 5 Wire Ropes, Loose Gear and Sheaves
Section 6 Surveys
Section 7 Register of Lifting Appliances
Chapter 4 Guide for Certification of Self-unloading Cargo Gear
Section 1 General
Section 2 Structural Requirements for New Cargo Gear
Section 3 Loose Gear Items, Special Components, Wire Ropes and Chains for Self-Unloading Cargo Gear
Section 4 Machinery, Piping and Electrical Systems for SelfUnloading Cargo Gear
Section 5 Tests and Surveys for Initial Certification
Section 6 Surveys After Initial Certification
Section 7 Register of Cargo Gear
Chapter 5 Guide for Certification of Shipboard Elevators
Section 1 General
Section 2 Definitions
Section 3 Materials
Section 4 Construction
Section 5 Safety and Control
Section 6 Electrical Power, Lighting and Communication
Section 7 Piping Systems and Ventilation
Section 8 Surveys
Section 9 Elevators in Hazardous Locations
Chapter 6 Guide for Certification of Bow, Stern and Sideport Ramps and Moveable Platforms (Decks)
Section 1 General
Section 2 Design Criteria
Section 3 Tests for New Construction
Section 4 Periodical Surveys
Section 5 Maintenance
Chapter 7 Personnel Transfer Appliances
Section 1 Rigid Personnel Transfer Baskets
Appendix 1 Samples of ABS Register of Lifting Appliances, Register of Cargo Gear and Shipboard Elevator Certificate (1 July 2016)
Section 1 American Bureau of Shipping Register of Lifting Appliances
Section 2 American Bureau of Shipping Register of Cargo Gear for Self-Unloading Vessels
Section 3 American Bureau of Shipping Shipboard Elevator Certificate