Need to include all parts of plant
( SOLAS Ch. VI )
1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its sixty-fifth session (9 to 17 May 1995), agreed, in the
light of a number of fatal and serious accidents in ports due to the failure of cargo lifting plant
which indicated that the last recorded annual thorough examination of the lifting plant was
inadequate, and the consequential concern expressed by the ports industry, that Member
Governments should ensure that those carrying out annual thorough examinations of ship or shore
cargo lifting plant in accordance with Article 23 of the International Labour Office's Occupational
Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention (No 152), thoroughly examine all parts of such gear,
including standing rigging.
2 Member Governments are reminded that International Labour Office Convention No. 152,
Article 23, paragraph 2, defines a thorough examination as "a detailed visual examination by a
competent person, supplemented if necessary by other suitable means or measures in order to
arrive at a reliable conclusion as to the safety of the appliance or loose gear to be examined". An
examination of a sample or parts of a lifting appliance is not sufficient to constitute a thorough
examination A competent person is defined by Article 3(b) of the Convention as "a person
possessing the knowledge and experience for the performance of a specific duty or duties and
acceptable as such to the competent authority".
3 Competent persons may be suitably qualified members of the ships' crews, classification
societies, manufacturers or other shore-based organizations. However, examinations conducted by
ships' crews should not generally be accepted for sophisticated lifting plant because of its
complexity and the small number of crew members with adequate experience and qualifications
available.
4 In addition, the Maritime Safety Committee, recognizing the need for ship/shore co-operation to
ensure the safe handling of cargo in ports and the extensive work at the International Labour Office
in the field of occupational safety and health in dock work, urges Member Governments to ratify
ILO Convention No. 152.
5 This Circular is addressed to Member Governments and interested international organizations
for information and action as appropriate.
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