[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR107.260]

[Page 115]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
    CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 107--INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart B--Inspection and Certification
 
Sec. 107.260  Rated load test for cranes.

    (a) To meet the requirements in Sec. 107.231(l), each crane must 
meet the following rated load test at both the maximum and minimum boom 
angles usually employed in material transfers over the side of the unit:

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       Rated load of assembled gear                  Proof load
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Less than or equal to 20 tons.............  25 pct in excess.
Greater than 20 tons but less than or       5 tons in excess.
 equal to 50 tons.
Greater than 50 tons......................  10 pct in excess.
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    (b) The weight of the hook, hook blocks, slings, rib, and other 
rigging, except the hoist rope, must be considered part of the load for 
the rated load test.
    (c) The rated load test must be performed--
    (1) When the crane is installed;
    (2) Each 60 months; and
    (3) After repairs or alterations to any structural component of the 
crane.

[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by USCG-1999-6216, 64 
FR 53226, Oct. 1, 1999; USCG 1999-4976, 65 FR 6504, Feb. 9, 2000]