11.1 The following approaches to complying with
certain aspects of the data requirements of the Convention, listed
in this section, are deemed to be in conformity therewith.
11.2 A single approval number may be assigned
to each owner for all existing containers in a single application
for approval which could be entered on line 1 of the plate.
11.3 The example given in line 1 of the model
Safety Approval Plate (see appendix to annex I of the Convention)
should not be construed to require the inclusion of the date of approval
in the approval reference.
11.4 The appendix to annex I of the Convention
allows the use of the owner's ISO alphanumeric identification codes
or manufacturer's serial numbers on existing containers. Only the
manufacturer's serial number should be used as the identification
number (line 3) on the Safety Approval Plate for containers approved
on or after 14 May 2010. Where the Safety Approval Plate forms part
of a larger grouped or consolidated plate (see paragraph 10.9) the
manufacturer's serial number may be marked elsewhere on that plate.
The owner's ISO alphanumeric identification code may also be shown
elsewhere on a consolidated plate.
11.5 Where marking of the end-wall or side-wall
strength on the plate is not required (e.g. a container with the end-wall
or side-wall strength equal to 0.4P or 0.6P, respectively) a blank
space need not be retained on the Safety Approval Plate for such marking
but can be used instead to meet other data requirements of the Convention,
e.g. subsequent date marks.
11.6 Where end-wall or side-wall strength is required
to be marked on the Safety Approval Plate, this should be done as
follows:
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- in the English language:
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END-WALL STRENGTH
SIDE-WALL STRENGTH
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- in the French language:
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RÉSISTANCE DE LA PAROI D'EXTRÉMITÉ
RÉSISTANCE DE LA PAROI LATÉRALE
11.7 In cases where a higher or lower wall strength
is to be marked on the Safety Approval Plate, this can be done briefly
by referring to the formula related to the payload P.
11.8 With respect to the material characteristics
of the Safety Approval Plate (see appendix to Annex I of the Convention),
each Administration, for purposes of approving containers, may define permanent, non-corrosive and fireproof in its
own way or simply require that Safety Approval Plates be of a material
which it considers meets this definition (e.g. a suitable metal).
11.9 Regulation 1 of annex I requires that the
Safety Approval Plate be affixed adjacent to any approval plate issued
for official purposes. To comply with this requirement, when practicable,
the CSC Safety Approval Plate may be grouped with the data plates
required by other international conventions and national requirements
on one base plate. The base plate should be conveniently located on
the container.