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Chain Register for Lifting Appliances

Entries made in the chain register include details of all lifting appliances and loose gear onboard, such as the name of the ship, call sign, and port of registry. The chain register contains records of initial and periodic load testing, thorough examinations, and certifications of all lifting appliances and loose gear. It also includes records of annealing, which is the process of heating and cooling metal to relieve stresses. Maintaining the chain register is important for ensuring the safety of machinery and ensuring equipment remains in safe working order.

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Chain Register for Lifting Appliances

Entries made in the chain register include details of all lifting appliances and loose gear onboard, such as the name of the ship, call sign, and port of registry. The chain register contains records of initial and periodic load testing, thorough examinations, and certifications of all lifting appliances and loose gear. It also includes records of annealing, which is the process of heating and cooling metal to relieve stresses. Maintaining the chain register is important for ensuring the safety of machinery and ensuring equipment remains in safe working order.

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As we all are aware of the fact, safety is probably THE MOST important aspect at sea.

While
direct safety pertains to life and the manpower involved, safety of the equipment also
obviously correlates with the former. All machinery systems are subject to failure at some
level and therefore it is extremely important to carry out and keep a record of tests and
examination carried out on the myriad tools and machineries used onboard.

A record of the particulars of test and examination of lifting appliances, loose


gear and heat (annealing) should be entered and maintained in the register of
machinery, chains, wire ropes etc. called the Chain Register.

It is a blue coloured booklet also referred to as Form 99. The chain register is divided
into three parts:

1. Part 1 – Initial and periodical load test of lifting appliances and their annual
thorough examination
2. Part 2 – Initial and periodical load test of loose gear and their annual thorough
examination
3. Annealing of chains, rings, hooks, shackles and swivels (other than those that
are exempted)

The ones that are exempted are as follows:

A) Chains made of cast iron


B) Plate link chain
C) Chains, rings, hooks, shackles and swivels made of steel
D) Pulley blocks
E) Hooks and swivels having screw threaded parts or ball bearings

The tests, examinations and inspections included in the Register are based on the
requirements of the ILO Convention No. 152 . The purpose of this is to ensure that
the vessel’s lifting appliances are initially certified by a competent person and also to
establish periodically that they continue to be in safe working order. Certificates shall
be obtained from a competent person with respect to the tests and attached to the
register.

No such appliances or gear shall be used for dock work unless the entries are made
in the register along with the certificates of test and examination to supplement them
are attached. Each and every cargo gear just be marked with their sage working load
as per their certificate, conspicuously.

With respect to the testing of items such as chains, swivels etc., the term annealing
has been mentioned before. Annealing is the process of heating and subsequent
cooling to achieve ductility, softness and to relieve any internal stresses. The metal
is heated to about 20-30 degrees above the critical point. After a while at this
temperature, it is cooled slowly at a gradual rate.
To sum it all up, the safety of machinery and gear used onboard is directly related to
the maintenance of a safe working practice onboard. As cumbersome as it may
seem to keep documentation updated, testing of the gear that are used regularly will
only add to the optimum performance of the vessel as a whole.

What are entries made in chain register ?


 Name of Ship
 Official Number
 Call Sign
 Port of Registry
 Name of Owner
 Register Number
 Date of Issue
 Issued by
 Signature and Stamp
 Initial examination and certification of “All lifting appliances and loose
gear”.
 Periodic examinations and re-testing of “All lifting appliances and loose
gear”.
 Inspections of “All lifting appliances and loose gear”.
Note :
The thorough examinations to be indicated in column include:
1. Initial
2. 12 monthly
3. Five yearly
4. Repair/damage
5. Other thorough examinations including those associated with heat
treatment.

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