Serious structural deficiencies
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Circulars - Maritime Safety Committee - MSC.1/Circular.1442 – Inspection Programmes for Cargo Transport Units Carrying Dangerous Goods – (1 June 2012) - Annex 1 – Guidelines for the Implementation of the Inspection of Cargo Transport Units - 5 Items to check during an inspection - Serious structural deficiencies

Serious structural deficiencies

  • .4 Reporting deficiencies to the relevant competent authority in cases where the safety of the transport of dangerous goods is compromised as a result of serious or repeated infringements by an enterprise which has its headquarters on the territory of another competent authority.

  • .5 If a CSC container is determined to be seriously structurally deficient or has not been examined as required, the inspector should place the container out of service.

  • .6 Clear detention statements should be used. The following sample text may be appropriate for both the deficiency report and marking for a seriously structurally deficient container: "Prior to reloading or reuse in international transportation, this container must be re-inspected for compliance in accordance with the procedures prescribed by [insert appropriate legal authority]".

Parent topic: 5 Items to check during an inspection
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