Road tank vehicle tie-down deficiencies
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Road tank vehicle tie-down deficiencies

  • .10 Road tank vehicles that fail to conform to the provisions of the IMDG Code should be placed on hold.

  5.12 Establish a procedure to monitor cargo placed on hold.

  5.13 Establish follow-up procedures for CSC containers with serious structural deficiencies taken out of service.

  • .1 A CSC container removed from service due to serious structural deficiencies should be repaired and re-inspected in accordance with the owner's prescribed programme. Prior to returning a CSC container to service, the owner should notify the inspector in writing that the CSC container has been brought back into compliance per the CSC or other applicable standard.

  • .2 In situations where there is an unwillingness to repair a CSC container back to applicable standards, the container owner may remove the damaged container from international service and providing such proof to the inspector.

  • .3 The removal of markings referenced in paragraph 5.11.2 should only be authorized by the inspector.

Parent topic: 5 Items to check during an inspection
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