BS 7121-2:2003

36 BSI 22 Apr i l 2003

At ever y confi gur at i on i n t he t est pr ogr amme t he cr ane shoul d be set up wi t h t he t est l oad at a r adi us/angl e
wi t hi n t he r at ed capaci t y of t he cr ane. The t est l oad shoul d t hen be r ai sed just cl ear of t he gr ound and t he
cr ane der r i cked out t o t he r adi us/angl e wher e t he t est l oad i s 125 % of t he r at ed capaci t y of t he cr ane. The
l oad shoul d be r ai sed unt i l ever y t oot h i n t he t r ai n of t he hoi st gear s has been subject ed t o t he over l oad and
t hen l ower ed t o bet ween 100 mm and 200 mm above t he gr ound and hel d t her e for 10 mi n. Ther e shoul d
be no over r un or cr eep. The l oad shoul d be sl ewed at t he l owest possi bl e speed i n bot h di r ect i ons t hr ough
a smal l ar c t o det er mi ne t he abi l i t y of t he st r uct ur e t o wi t hst and l at er al l oadi ngs. The t est l oad shoul d t hen
be sl ewed t hr ough t he maxi mum sl ew angl e per mi t t ed by t he desi gn of t he cr ane.
NOTE Dur i ng r ai si ng of any l oad i t mi ght be necessar y t o der ri ck t he j i b i n so t hat t he r adi us i s not exceeded. Si mi l arl y i t mi ght be
necessary t o j i b out when l ower i ng off a l oad at mi ni mum radi us (fai l ur e t o do so can r esul t i n t he ji b fal l i ng backwar ds, par ti cul ar l y
on a r ope suppor t ed j i b/fl y j i b).
13.2.7 Maj or r epai r or modi f i cat i on
Mobi l e cr anes shoul d be t hor oughl y exami ned and over l oad t est ed aft er major r epai r s or modi fi cat i ons.
13.2.8 Post t est exami nat i on and cer t i f i cat i on
13.2.8.1 On compl et i on of t he t est a t hor ough exami nat i on of t he cr ane shoul d be car r i ed out , see 7.8.
13.2.8.2 When t he t est i ng has been compl et ed (see Cl ause 9), t he compet ent per son shoul d i ssue t he
appr opr i at e cer t i fi cat e whi ch shoul d be appended t o t he r epor t of t hor ough exami nat i on.
NOTE At t ent i on i s dr awn t o LOLER Regul at i on 9 [1] r egar di ng t he cer t i fi cat e of t est of l i ft i ng equi pment . A t ypi cal cer t i fi cat e i s
shown i n Annex D.
13.3 Non-dest r uct i ve t est i ng (NDT) of mobi l e cr anes
NDT of mobi l e cr anes mi ght be necessar y, par t i cul ar l y when t her e i s a suspi ci on t hat cr acks or ot her
damage ar e pr esent i n st r uct ur al par t s of t he cr ane.
13.4 Mobi l e cr anes mount ed on wat er -bor ne cr af t
13.4.1 Gener al
When mobi l e cr anes ar e mount ed on wat er -bor ne cr aft t hi s shoul d be consi der ed a major modi fi cat i on
r equi r i ng t he assembl y of t he cr ane and t he vessel t o be assessed, t est ed and t hor oughl y exami ned as a
fl oat i ng cr ane.
13.4.2 I nf or mat i on
I nfor mat i on shoul d be obt ai ned r egar di ng t he amount of l i st and fr eeboar d al l owabl e under bot h r at ed
capaci t y and over l oad condi t i ons fr om a compet ent per son or aut hor i t y exper i enced i n cr ane desi gn and
st abi l i t y of wat er -bor ne cr aft . I n addi t i on, confi r mat i on shoul d be obt ai ned fr om t he cr ane manufact ur er
on how far t he cr ane i s der at ed fr om l and based r at i ngs whi l st on t he bar ge or pont oon. Thi s i s necessar y
t o mi ni mi ze any excessi ve l oads i n t he st r uct ur e whi ch woul d be appl i ed when any par t of t he bar ge or
pont oon i s at maxi mum l i st .
13.4.3 Ver i f i cat i on
Befor e t est i ng i s car r i ed out on t he mobi l e cr ane t he fol l owi ng det ai l s shoul d be ver i fi ed.
a) The cal cul at ed angl e of heel and t r i m of t he vessel when t he cr ane i s i n oper at i on, ensur i ng t hat a
mi ni mum fr eeboar d i s mai nt ai ned.
b) The crane manufacturers allowable rated capacity whi l st wor ki ng on t he pont oon or bar ge, t aki ng
account of i nfor mat i on obt ai ned fr om t he assessment i n 13.4.1.
c) The amount and posi t i on of any bal l ast r equi r ed.
d) The depth of water below the vessels keel.
NOTE Thi s i s t o ensur e t he vessel does not gr ound dur i ng the t est .
e) The l i mi t i ng weat her and sea st at e condi t i on al l owed by t he cr ane desi gner , cer t i fyi ng aut hor i t y or
ot her compet ent per son.
13.4.4 Anchor i ng
I f i t i s not possi bl e t o anchor t he vessel t o t he shor e, t he vessel shoul d be anchor ed t o a cr aft al ongsi de. The
anchor age shoul d be suffi ci ent l y fr ee t o al l ow t he vessel t o t ake up a nat ur al l i st i n t he wat er .
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