Section 14 Documentation

14.1.1 This Section defines the documentation that will be issued by LR for OPTS and its components.

14.1.2 The procedure and requirements for the issue of certification by LR are specified in Ch 1, 1.2 Certification of the Code for Lifting Appliances in a Marine Environment, July 2022 unless stated otherwise in the following.

14.1.3 Where the OPTS is required to be classed, the requirements of Ch 1, 1.3 Classification of the Code for Lifting Appliances in a Marine Environment, July 2022 are to be complied with unless stated otherwise in the following.

14.2.1 Certificates are to be prepared and endorsed by LR, and are to be kept available, showing that:

1. Satisfactory tests have been carried out on each OPTS as rigged (including any associated items of loose gear) for its intended mode of operation.
2. The required Periodical Surveys of each OPTS have been carried out.

14.2.2 General inspection certificates are issued to document the survey during manufacturing and survey of the completed OPTS. Reference is made to process steps 4 and 5 as defined in Ch 13 Documentation, Table 13.2.1 Minimum requirements for the certification of lifting appliances or Table 13.3.1 Minimum requirements for the classification of lifting appliances of the Code for Lifting Appliances in a Marine Environment, July 2022.

14.2.3 For certification of OPTS the following certificates will be issued following satisfactory completion of all the conditions required for the issue of certification by LR. See Ch 13 Documentation, Table 13.1.1 Certificates for certification of the Code for Lifting Appliances in a Marine Environment, July 2022:

1. LA.1 (Form 1365) – Register of Ship’s Lifting Appliances and Cargo Handling Gear;
2. LA.2OPTS (Form 1386) – Certificate of Test and Thorough Examination of Offshore Personnel Transfer Systems;
3. LA.3 (Form 1382) – Certificate of Test and Thorough Examination of Loose Gear before being taken into use, and of such gear after it has been altered or required (as applicable and required);
4. LA.4 (Form 1383) – Certificate of Test and Thorough Examination of Wire Rope, before being taken into use (as applicable and required); and
5. LA.5 (Form 1384) – Certificate of Test and Thorough Examination of Fibre Rope, before being taken into use (as applicable and appropriate).

Refer to process steps 3, 6 and 7 as defined in Ch 13 Documentation, Table 13.2.1 Minimum requirements for the certification of lifting appliances or Table 13.3.1 Minimum requirements for the classification of lifting appliances of the Code for Lifting Appliances in a Marine Environment, July 2022.

14.2.4 The certification certificate for the OPTS will be the LA.2OPTS similar to the LA.2 as defined in Ch 13 Documentation, Table 13.1.1 Certificates for certification of the Code for Lifting Appliances in a Marine Environment, July 2022. The LA.2OPTS may be attached to the LA.1. In addition to the LA.1 and LA.2OPTS all certificates given in Ch 13 Documentation, Table 13.1.1 Certificates for certification of the Code for Lifting Appliances in a Marine Environment, July 2022 may be issued (as applicable) for certification apart from the LA.2U and the ‘Certificate of Classification’.

14.3.1 Where the lifting appliance is to be classed, certificates of classification and subsequent certificates of class maintenance will be issued on compliance with the appropriate requirements. The certificates are listed in Ch 13 Documentation, Table 13.1.1 Certificates for certification of the Code for Lifting Appliances in a Marine Environment, July 2022. The LA.2OPTS will be issued instead of the LA.2.

14.3.2 The LA.1 is to have the appropriate class notation written on the front cover.

14.4.1 The principal certification procedures concerning:

1. initial surveys;
2. periodical surveys;
3. damage surveys;
4. deferment of survey; and
5. other surveys.

are defined in Ch 13, 2 Certification procedure of the Code for Lifting Appliances in a Marine Environment, July 2022 as applicable and if not otherwise defined in this Code.

14.5.1 The principal classification procedure is defined in Ch 13, 3 Classification procedure of the Code for Lifting Appliances in a Marine Environment, July 2022 as applicable and if not otherwise defined in this Code.