Code for Lifting Appliances in a Marine Environment

LR Code for Lifting Appliances in a Marine Environment 1 July 2023 can be accessed via Regs4Ship; approved rule changes have updated these.

This Code is applicable to marine lifting appliances, including:

Where these are installed on ships or offshore units for the following purposes:

on ships, for handling cargo, equipment and personnel;

on barges and pontoons, e.g. a floating crane;

on fixed or mobile offshore installations for transferring equipment;

on ships or fixed or mobile offshore installations for handling manned submersibles and diving systems;

on ships, for transferring goods or personnel from one deck level to another;

on ships and offshore installations for evacuation in an abandoned ship/installation situation.

Further chapters outline testing, marking, surveys and documentation requirements.

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