EN 12079:1999

Offshore containers - Design, construction, testing, inspection and marking EN 12079:1999

Publication date:   Nov 20, 2003

Scope

This standard specifies transport related requirements for the design, construction and marking of offshore freight and service containers with maximum gross mass not exceeding 25000 kg, intended for repeated use to, from and between offshore installations and ships. It establishes a system for plating of offshore containers, linked to a defined scheme for periodic examination and test and introduces a requirement for pre-trip inspection of offshore containers.