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Rules <strong>IV</strong> Industrial Services<br />

Part 7 Offshore Substations<br />

Chapter 3 <strong>General</strong> <strong>Safety</strong><br />

Section 5<br />

Access and Transfer<br />

C.6 Design requirements for lifting appliance<br />

<strong>General</strong>ly the crane shall be designed in compliance to DIN EN 13852-1 for loading and discharging<br />

goods in the applied range of service and applicable environmental conditions.<br />

The crane incl. ropes shall be approved for man-riding by recognized society.<br />

Due to higher safety aspects for personnel transfers additional requirements shall apply:<br />

• separate mode for personnel transfer started by a key-operated switch<br />

• this specific mode shall be able to guarantee both soft acceleration and retardation<br />

• normal lifting and lowering speed during personnel transfers shall be limited to 0.5 m/s maximum<br />

• secondary break circuit with an independent and separate control<br />

• range of service shall be limited to wind maximum 10 m/s sea and state maximum significant wave<br />

height of 2 m<br />

• connection to emergency power system in case of blackout or other defects<br />

• under all circumstances it shall be possible to lowering the load to a safe place<br />

• the activation switches or levers shall be of hold-to-run type and shall be marked clearly and permanently<br />

• the control station for emergency lowering shall be positioned in a place that gives the operator a<br />

clear view of the load and the lifting zone<br />

• communication system for the crane driver with the responsible person<br />

• specific transport appliance for personnel transfer<br />

• the automatic overload protection system (AOPS) shall not activated<br />

• a direct drive from the lifting equipment is not allowed<br />

C.7 Design requirement for loose gear and interchangeable components<br />

For the purpose of these Regulations loose gear and interchangeable components includes following<br />

items:<br />

Hooks, swivels, rings, master links, shackles, pennants.<br />

The following shall be observed:<br />

• For personnel transfer services all loose gear tube calculated with a minimum static load of 10 times<br />

of the total load of the personnel transfer carrier, i.e. deadweight of equipment including loose gear<br />

plus weight of permissible load.<br />

• All loose gear shall be compatible with to both the lifting appliance and lifting equipment.<br />

• The crane hook has to be equipped with a safety latch or an additional secured safety device between<br />

Crane hook and lifting equipment.<br />

• The pennant has to be manufactured with ferrules and thimbles. Wire grips are not allowed. For<br />

each appliance a separate pennant is required, minimum length 1000 mm. Multi-sling pennants<br />

(maximum 4) have to be combined in a ring or master link. All shackles shall be C-type.<br />

C.8 Design requirements for personal transfer systems<br />

Several such carrier systems are available on the market with appropriated certification.<br />

The following design requirements are to be observed:<br />

• adequate fendering and shock absorbing system<br />

• to be equipped with suitable tag line<br />

• to be equipped with adequate rails and protective roof<br />

• to be equipped with adequate buoyancy devices to ensure self-righting in a stable condition when<br />

afloat<br />

• to be painted in bright color and marked with SWL and max. capacity of persons<br />

• to be equipped with fast click-buckle system and safe locking devices on access gates<br />

Edition 2013 Germanischer Lloyd Page 5–4

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