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Unified Container Inspection and Repair Criteria (UCIRC)

UNIFIED CONTAINER INSPECTION AND REPAIR CRITERIA (UCIRC)
FOR STEEL GENERAL PURPOSE CONTAINERS
(For use at all container interchanges)

Revision 3, 21. April 2004

Introduction

1.1. General

These criteria are designed for use at all container inspections
The criteria should not vary between an in-service and on / off hire survey inspection and should be accepted on a universal basis by shipping lines, container leasing companies and container operators supporting these criteria for all general worldwide container interchanges
Items not specifically detailed in the criteria are covered by this general introduction only if they require repair
Any user of these criteria requiring a standard above that detailed in the criteria
should negotiate directly with the depot and/or owner/operator concerned
The tolerances/permitted damages listed are not the minimum necessary to meet basic safety requirements but are selected to ensure the container is servicable while minimising the need for repair and thereby preserving asset life
The repair method selected should be the most economical and suit the particular repair location

1.2. Acceptable damage

This is defined as damage that is not to be repaired and includes:

all flange damage except to weld connections;
deformation of structural members up to ISO +10 mm on the side face and ISO +5 mm on the end face; and
previous repairs should not be reworked unless the structural integrity of the container is compromised or it is unsuitable for cargo.

1.3. Non-Acceptable Damage

This is defined as damage that must be repaired because:

the International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972, as amended (CSC) is violated and container safety is affected;
the Customs Convention is violated;
there is a reduction in the internal height dimension by more than 70mm and/or the internal width / length dimension by more than 50mm;

the container is unsuitable for cargo;
cracks in welds are present unless otherwise stated; and
corrosion, not due to paint failure, which causes loss of structural integrity.

1.4. Wear & Tear

This is defined as unavoidable change or deterioration of the condition of the container brought about by routine operational use and includes:

general paint deterioration;
deterioration of door gaskets and fittings;
deterioration of door fixings arising from deterioration of doors; and
flooring de-laminations resulting from routine cargo loading and unloading cycles.

1.5. Manufacturing Defects

Manufacturing defects or suspected manufacturing defects are to be reported to the

Main Structural Components

TABLE 2.1 COMPONENT	RAILS, HEADERS & SILLS DAMAGE	RECOMMENDED REPAIR METHOD
Top Side Rail	Holed, cut, torn, broken, cracked Deformation in excess of 30 mm	Weld or straighten, or straighten and weld, or insert, or section, or renew
Bottom Side Rail - Web Flange	Holed, cut, torn, broken, cracked Deformation in excess of 50 mm Cracks or tears which extend into web radius	Weld or straighten, or straighten and weld, or insert, or section, or renew Weld or straighten and weld
Front & Rear Headers	Holed, cut, torn, broken, cracked Deformation in excess of 40 mm	Weld or straighten, or straighten and weld, or insert, or section, or renew
Front & Rear Sill	Holed, cut, torn, broken, cracked Deformation exceeding 50 mm	Weld or straighten, or straighten and weld, or insert, or section, or renew
TABLE 2.2 COMPONENT	POSTS DAMAGE	RECOMMENDED REPAIR METHOD
Corner posts	Holed, cut, torn, broken, cracked	Weld or straighten, or straighten and weld, or insert, or renew
	Dents exceeding 20 mm	Straighten, or insert, or renew
	Bend, bow or deformation, if exceeding outer faces of corner castings by +5 mm on end face or + 10 mm on side face.	Straighten, or insert, or renew
Corner Castings	Cracked, deformed, broken	Replace
Corner Castings	Deformation preventing correct twist-lock operation	Replace

TABLE 2.3 COMPONENT	FLOOR UNDERSTRUCTURE DAMAGE	RECOMMENDED REPAIR METHOD
Fork Lift Pocket & Gooseneck Tunnel Assembly	Top plate separation from floor in excess of 10 mm or floor screws ineffective	Weld or straighten, or straighten and weld, or insert, or renew
	Web holed, cut, torn, or cracked in excess of 500 mm or extending into a weld connection	Weld or straighten, or straighten and weld, or insert, or renew
	Lower flange connection to bottom side rail, holed, cut, torn, cracked extending into web radius	Weld , or straighten and weld, or insert, or section, or renew
	Web deformation below line of corner castings	Weld or straighten, or straighten and weld, or insert, or renew
	Top plate pushed up in excess of 50 mm, cut, torn or broken	Weld or straighten, or straighten and weld, or insert, or renew
	Strap broken, cracked, cut, torn, missing	Weld or straighten, or straighten and weld, or insert, or renew
Cross Members	Web holed, torn, broken, cracked, cut or missing	Weld or straighten, or straighten and weld, or insert, or renew
	Web deformed in excess of 75mm	Straighten, or renew
	Web upper flange separated from floor by more than 10mm	Straighten and refix or renew
	Bowed up by more than 50 mm or below line of corner castings	Straighten or renew
TABLE 3.1 COMPONENT	FLOOR DAMAGE	RECOMMENDED REPAIR METHOD
Floor Planks and Panels	Gouge greater than 15 mm deep irrespective of length	Section or Renew
	Gouge more than 6mm deep and greater than 150mm wide irrespective of length	Section or Renew
	Delamination or other damage (affecting floor strength)	Replace if structural
	Difference in height between adjacent planks/panels greater than 10 mm	Refasten
	Holes other than nail holes	Plug (maximum 25 mm diam.)
Floor fastenings	Protuding	Refasten
Floor fastenings	Three or more adjacent broken/loose, missing fasteners	Refasten or replace
TABLE 3.2 COMPONENT	DOORS DAMAGE	RECOMMENDED REPAIR METHOD
Door	Holed, cut, torn, broken, cracked component and/or weld or deformation affecting security and operation of door	Weld or straighten, or straighten and weld, or patch, or insert, or renew
Door	Missing / broken or loose parts which affect door operation or watertightness	Replace or Refix
J-Bars	If interfering with door operation	Weld or straighten, or straighten and weld, or insert
Data Plates	Loose or missing Plates	Refasten or Replace

TABLE 3.3 COMPONENT	PANELS DAMAGE	RECOMMENDED REPAIR METHOD
Side / Front / Roof Panels including Header Plate	Dents into cube which reduce the internal width by more than 50mm from the inner corrugation including multiple dents, or 70mm from the floor to the roof inner corrugation	Straighten, or straighten and weld, patch, insert or renew
	Holed, torn or cut	Weld, or straighten and weld, patch, or insert
	Dents exceeding the outer face of corner castings +40 mm	Straighten, or straighten and weld, or patch, or insert
TABLE 4.1 COMPONENT	OTHER ITEMS DAMAGE	RECOMMENDED REPAIR METHOD
Lashing Rings	Broken, cracked or missing or non functional	Weld, or replace or straighten
Surfaces	Glue (Sticky)	Clean and/or paint
	Odor, infestation, debris, contamination that can be transferred	Clean and/or remove
	Vents blocked, loose, damaged and not wethertight, missing	Repair/replace
	Graffiti/Foreign Markings - Offensive/possibly offensive	Repair/Remove
ISO Decals	Missing or illegible	Replace
Rain Gutters	Damage affecting door operation or exceeding outer face of corner casting +10 mm	Straighten or remove
Hazardous labels	Remaining on panels	Remove

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