BS 7121-2-9:2013

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General
5 Personnel carrying out pre-use checks, in-service
   inspections, maintenance and thorough examinations
6 Pre-use checks and in-service inspections
7 Maintenance of cargo handling and container cranes
8 Thorough examination of cargo handling and container
   cranes
9 Overload testing of cargo handling and container cranes
10 Non-destructive testing of cargo handling and container
   cranes to supplement thorough
   examination
11 Assessment of wire rope condition and discard criteria
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Container cranes - Examples of
        checklists for pre-use checking and in-service
        inspection
Annex B (informative) - Mobile harbour cranes - Examples of
        checklists for pre-use checking and in-service
        inspection
Annex C (informative) - Straddle carrier cranes and rubber
        tyred gantry cranes - Examples of checklists for
        pre-use checking and in-service inspection
Annex D (informative) - Level luffing and slewing jib
        cranes - Examples of checklists for pre-use
        checking and in-service inspection
Annex E (informative) - Crane container top safety frames
        (man riding cages) used to access containers on ships -
        Examples of checklists for pre-use checking and
        in-service inspection
Annex F (informative) - Container spreaders - Examples of
        checklists for pre-use checking and in-service
        inspection
Bibliography

Provides recommendations for the pre-use checks, in-service inspection, maintenance, thorough examination (in service and following exceptional circumstances) and supplementary testing of cargo handling and container cranes used in ports and inland facilities.

This sub-part of BS7121‑2 gives recommendations for the pre-use checks, in-service inspection, maintenance, thorough examination (in service and following exceptional circumstances) and supplementary testing of cargo handling and container cranes used in ports and inland facilities. This sub-part of BS7121‑2 is applicable to the following types of cranes:

• ship to shore or quay cranes;

• slewing jib cranes, including mobile harbour cranes;

• level luffing slewing jib cranes;

• rail mounted gantry cranes;

• rubber tyred gantry cranes;

• straddle carrier cranes;

• scotch derricks;

• boat hoists.

This sub-part of BS7121‑2 also covers lifting attachments for use in conjunction with the cranes, including container spreaders, overheight frames, rotators, grabs, magnets and crane baskets used to access containers on ships.

This sub-part of BS7121‑2 is not applicable to permanently installed cranes on marine and other water-borne vessels.

This sub-part of BS7121‑2 is not applicable to loader cranes permanently installed on quays or in other static locations (see BS7121‑2‑4).