Cargo, Fumigation and Tackle Regulations — 135
135 (1) For the purpose of 4.5.1 of the Timber Code, all lashings used for the securing of timber shall be tested by a competent person to determine whether they (a) meet the requirements of 4.1.2 of the Code; (b) in the case of chains, have a link weld capable of a 90° cold bend without separation; and (c) in the case of flexible steel wire ropes, are at least 16 mm in diameter. (2) For the purpose of 4.5.1 of the Timber Code, all components used for the securing of timber shall be tested by a competent person to determine whether they (a) meet the requirements of 4.1.2.2 and 4.1.2.3 of the Code; and (b) have a breaking strength of at least 14 100 kg. (3) For the purpose of 4.5.1 of the Timber Code, if lashings or components meet the requirements referred to in subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be, the competent person shall (a) mark each of them in a distinctive manner that indicates the month and year of testing; and (b) sign and issue a certificate that sets out (i) the distinguishing mark, (ii) a description of the lashings or components, (iii) the date of testing, (iv) the number of similar lashings or components tested on that date, (v) the proof load, (vi) the original breaking strength, (vii) their name and (A) if they are an employee, the name and address of their employer, or (B) if they are not an employee, their address, and (viii) the qualifications that qualify them as a competent person. (4) For the purpose of 4.5.1 of the Timber Code, (a) the lashings and components in respect of which a certificate is issued under paragraph (3)(b) shall be re-tested by a competent person at least once every four years after the day on which the certificate is issued to determine whether or not they exhibit permanent deformation after having been subjected to a proof load of at least 40% of their original breaking strength; and (b) if the lashings or components do not exhibit permanent deformation in the test, the competent person may sign and issue a certificate that sets out the information specified in paragraph (3)(b). (5) For the purpose of 4.5.1 of the Timber Code, if, when a visual examination under 4.5.3 of the Timber Code or section 138 is made, the diameter of a section of a lashing or component appears to be reduced by 5% or more from its original diameter, any certificate issued in respect of the lashing or component is invalid unless (a) if the reduction is 10% or less, the lashing or component is re-tested by a competent person subjecting it to a proof load of at least 40% of its original breaking strength and it does not exhibit permanent deformation; or (b) if the reduction is more than 10%, a representative sample of the lashing or component, or of another lashing or component in respect of which the same certificate applies and that has a similar reduction in a section of its diameter, is tested by a competent person to destruction and has a breaking strength of at least 133 kN. (6) For the purpose of 4.5.1 of the Timber Code, if, when a visual examination under 4.5.3 of the Timber Code or section 138 is made, the cross-sectional area of a section of a lashing or component appears to be reduced by 10% or more from its original area, any certificate issued in respect of the lashing or component is invalid unless (a) if the reduction is 20% or less, the lashing or component is re-tested by a competent person subjecting it to a proof load of at least 40% of its original breaking strength and it does not exhibit permanent deformation; or (b) if the reduction is more than 20%, a representative sample of the lashing or component, or of another lashing or component in respect of which the same certificate applies and that has a similar reduction in a section of its cross-sectional area, is tested by a competent person to destruction and has a breaking strength of at least 133 kN. (7) For the purpose of 4.5.1 of the Timber Code, any certificate issued in respect of a web lashing is invalid if when a visual exami