INTERNATIONALCONVENTION FORSAFECONTAINERS,1972 CSC 1996Edition N UNITED NATIONSB INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION London,1996 Firstpublishedin1974 bytheINTERNATIONALMARITIMEORGANIZATION 4AlbertEmbankment,LondonSE17SR Secondedition1984 Thirdedition1992 Fourthedition1996 PrintedintheUnitedKingdombyMPGBooksLtd,Bodmin 81097 ISBN-13:978-92-801-1411-9 ISBN-10:92-801-1411-5 IMOPUBLICATION Salesnumber:IA282E Copyright#InternationalMaritimeOrganization1996 Allrightsreserved. Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced, storedinaretrievalsystemortransmittedinanyform orbyanymeanswithoutpriorpermissioninwritingfromthe InternationalMaritimeOrganization. NOTE:ThenameoftheOrganizationasreferredtoinarticleIVwaschangedto ‘‘INTERNATIONALMARITIMEORGANIZATION’’byvirtueofamendmentstothe Organization’sConventionwhichenteredintoforceon22May1982. Contents Page InternationalConventionforSafeContainers,1972*.......1 AnnexI–Regulationsforthetesting,inspection,approval andmaintenanceofcontainers ChapterI–Regulationscommontoallsystems ofapproval.......................12 ChapterII–Regulationsforapprovalofnew containersbydesigntype..............15 ChapterIII–Regulationsforapprovalofnew containersbyindividualapproval........17 ChapterIV–Regulationsforapprovalofexisting containersandnewcontainersnot approvedattimeofmanufacture........17 ChapterV–Regulationsforapprovalofmodified containers........................19 Appendix–SafetyApprovalPlate................20 AnnexII–Structuralsafetyrequirementsandtests.............22 Supplement–Recommendationonharmonizedinterpretation andimplementationoftheInternationalConvention forSafeContainers,1972,asamended..........31 ResolutionA.737(18)–AmendmentstotheInternational ConventionforSafeContainers (CSC),1972..................43 *ThepresenteditionincorporatesrectificationsintroducedasaconsequenceofaProce`s-Verbal ofRectificationdated25June1976. v