ADDITIONAL INSPECTION CRITERIA.

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9-11. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION CRITERIA.

General.

(1) This paragraph provides specific guidance on inspection procedures as required for any ISO

Compatible Palletized Flatrack used as an intermodal container. An intermodal freight container may not be offered

for the carriage of any type of cargo through the marine environment unless the container is structurally serviceable

as evidenced by an International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) Safety Approval Plate and verified by a

detailed visual examination. Before a freight container is loaded with cargo, it must be free of any residue of

previous cargo, its interior walls and floor must be free from protrusions, and it must also meet specific structural

serviceability requirements as prescribed in this Paragraph. If a container has any safety related deficiency or

damage that could place any person in danger, it shall not be used.

(2) CSC certification initial inspection of new containers will not be greater than 5 years from date of

manufacture.

b. CSC Safety Approval Plate. A durable data plate is required by CSC and certified by an approved

certification agency to indicate CSC approval. The CSC plate may also indicate the next examination or

reinspection date. The required CSC plate is shown in Figure 9-2.

CSC SAFETY APPROVAL

REINSPECTION

SHALL BE

BEFORE

XXX/XX-XXX/XX-XX

DATE MANUFACTURED

IDENTIFICATION NO.

KG.

LB.

MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT

ALLOWABLE STACKING WEIGHT

KG.

LB.

FOR 1.8 g

APPLY

REINSPECTION

KG.

LB.

RACK TEXT LOAD VALUE

DECAL HERE

Figure 9-2. CSC Safety Approval Plate.

Documents.

(1) Inspection Checklist. A Flatrack Container Inspection Checklist should be used to ensure complete

examination and to identify acceptance of reason(s) for rejections. Appendix J contains the recommended checklist

to be used for the IPF. Checklist items not relevant to the IPF being inspected should be marked "NA" for not

applicable.

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