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Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1 (a)
(a) the container will so be restrained that it is not subjected to forces in excess of those for which it has been designed;
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1 (b)
(b) the container will have its cargo stowed in accordance with the recommended practices of the trade so that the cargo does not impose upon the container forces in excess of those for which it has been designed.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1 1
1 A container made from any suitable material which satisfactorily performs the following tests without sustaining any permanent deformation or abnormality which would render it incapable of being used for its designed purpose shall be considered safe.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1 2
2 The dimensions, positioning and associated tolerances of corner fittings shall be checked having regard to the lifting and securing systems in which they will function.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
Where appropriate to the design of the container, the following test loads and test procedures shall be applied to all kinds of containers under test:
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
The container, having the prescribed INTERNAL LOADING, shall be lifted in such a way that no significant acceleration forces are applied. After lifting, the container shall be suspended or supported for five minutes and then lowered to the ground.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
A uniformly distributed load such that the combined weight of container and test load is equal to 2 R.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
Such as to lift the combined weight of 2 R in the manner prescribed (under the heading TEST PROCEDURES).
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1 (i)
(i) Lifting from top corner fittings: Containers greater than 3,000 mm (10 ft.) (nominal) in length shall have lifting forces applied vertically at all four top corner fittings. Containers of 3,000 mm (10 ft.) (nominal) in length or less shall have lifting forces applied at all four top corner fittings, in such a way that the angle between each lifting device and the vertical shall be 30°.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
Containers greater than 3,000 mm (10 ft.) (nominal) in length shall have lifting forces applied vertically at all four top corner fittings.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
Containers of 3,000 mm (10 ft.) (nominal) in length or less shall have lifting forces applied at all four top corner fittings, in such a way that the angle between each lifting device and the vertical shall be 30°.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1 (ii)
(ii) Lifting from bottom corner fittings: Containers shall have lifting forces applied in such a manner that the lifting devices bear on the bottom corner fittings only. The lifting forces shall be applied at angles to the horizontal of: 30° for containers of length 12,000 mm (40 ft.) (nominal) or greater; 37° for containers of length 9,000 mm (30 ft.) (nominal) and up to but not including 12,000 mm (40 ft.) (nominal), 45° for containers of length 6,000 mm (20 ft.) (nominal) and up to but not including 9,000 mm (30 ft.) (nominal), 60° for containers of less than 6,000 mm (20 ft.) (nominal).
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
Containers shall have lifting forces applied in such a manner that the lifting devices bear on the bottom corner fittings only. The lifting forces shall be applied at angles to the horizontal of:
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
30° for containers of length 12,000 mm (40 ft.) (nominal) or greater;
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
37° for containers of length 9,000 mm (30 ft.) (nominal) and up to but not including 12,000 mm (40 ft.) (nominal),
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
45° for containers of length 6,000 mm (20 ft.) (nominal) and up to but not including 9,000 mm (30 ft.) (nominal),
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
60° for containers of less than 6,000 mm (20 ft.) (nominal).
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
A uniformly distributed load such that the combined weight of container and test load is equal to 1.25 R.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
Such as to lift the combined weight of 1.25 R in the manner prescribed (under the heading TEST PROCEDURES).
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
The container shall be placed on bars which are in the same horizontal plane, one bar centred within each fork lift pocket which is used for lifting the loaded container. The bars shall be of the same width as the forks intended to be used in the handling, and shall project into the fork pocket 75 per cent of the length of the fork pocket.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
A uniformly distributed load such that the combined weight of containers and test load is equal to 1.25 R.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1 (ii)
(ii) Lifting from grappler arm positions:
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
The container shall be placed on pads in the same horizontal plane, one under each grappler arm position. These pads shall be of the same sizes as the lifting area of the grappler arms intended to be used.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
Such as to lift the combined weight of 1.25 R, in the manner prescribed (under the heading TEST PROCEDURES).
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
Where containers are designed to be lifted in the loaded condition by any method not mentioned in (A) or (B)(i) and (ii) they shall also be tested with the INTERNAL LOADING AND EXTERNALLY APPLIED FORCES representative of the acceleration conditions appropriate to that method.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1 1
1 For conditions of international transport where the maximum vertical acceleration forces vary significantly from 1.8 g and when the container is reliably and effectively limited to such conditions of transport, the stacking load may be varied by the appropriate ratio of acceleration forces.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1 2
2 On successful completion of this test the container may be rated for the allowable superimposed static stacking weight which should be indicated on the Safety Approval Plate against the heading “Allowable stacking weight for 1.8 g (kilogrammes and lbs.)”.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
A uniformly distributed load such that the combined weight of container and test load is equal to 1.8 R. Tank containers may be tested in the tare condition.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
The container, having the prescribed INTERNAL LOADING, shall be placed on four level pads which are in turn supported on a rigid horizontal surface, one under each bottom corner fitting or equivalent corner structure. The pads shall be centralized under the fittings and shall be of approximately the same plan dimensions as the fittings.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
Such as to subject each of the four top corner fittings to a vertical downward force equal to 1/4 x 1.8 x the allowable superimposed static stacking weight.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
Each EXTERNALLY APPLIED FORCE shall be applied to each of the corner fittings through a corresponding test corner fitting or through a pad of the same plan dimensions. The test corner fitting or pad shall be offset with respect to the top corner fitting of the container by 25 mm (1 in.) laterally and 38 mm (1 1/2 in.) longitudinally.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
A concentrated load of 300 kg (660 lbs.) uniformly distributed over an area of 600 mm x 300 mm (24 in. x 12 in.).
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
Two concentrated loads each of 2,730 kg (6,000 lbs.) and each applied to the container floor through a contact area of 142 cm 2 (22 sq. in.)
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
The test should be made with the container resting on four level supports under its four bottom corners in such a manner that the base structure of the container is free to deflect.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
A testing device loaded to a weight of 5,460 kg (12,000 lbs.) that is 2,730 kg (6,000 lbs.) on each of two surfaces having, when loaded, a total contact area of 284 cm 2 (44 sq. in.) that is 142 cm 2 (22 sq. in.) on each surface, the surface width being 180 mm (7 in.) spaced 760 mm (30 in.) apart, centre to centre, should be manoeuvred over the entire floor area of the container.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
The container in tare condition shall be placed on four level supports one under each bottom corner and shall be restrained against lateral and vertical movement by means of anchor devices so arranged that the lateral restraint is provided only at the bottom corners diagonally opposite to those at which the forces are applied.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
Such as to rack the end structures of the container sideways. The forces shall be equal to those for which the container was designed.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
The EXTERNALLY APPLIED FORCES shall be applied either separately or simultaneously to each of the top corner fittings on one side of the container in lines parallel both to the base and to the planes of the ends of the container. The forces shall be applied first towards and then away from the top corner fittings. In the case of containers in which each end is symmetrical about its own vertical centreline, one side only need be tested, but both sides of containers with asymmetric ends shall be tested.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
When designing and constructing containers, it must be borne in mind that containers, when carried by inland modes of transport may sustain accelerations of 2 g applied horizontally in a longitudinal direction.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
A uniformly distributed load, such that the combined weight of a container and test load is equal to the maximum operating gross weight or rating, R. In the case of a tank container, when the weight of the internal load plus the tare is less than the maximum gross weight or rating, R, a supplementary load is to be applied to the container.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
The container having the prescribed INTERNAL LOADING shall be restrained longitudinally by securing the two bottom corner fittings or equivalent corner structures at one end to suitable anchor points.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
Such as to subject each side of the container to longitudinal compressive and tensile forces of magnitude R, that is, a combined force of 2 R on the base of the container as a whole.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
The EXTERNALLY APPLIED FORCES shall be applied first towards and then away from the anchor points. Each side of the container shall be tested.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
The end-walls should be capable of withstanding a load of not less than 0.4 times the maximum permissible payload. If, however, the end-walls are designed to withstand a load of less or greater than 0.4 times the maximum permissible payload such a strength factor shall be indicated on the Safety Approval Plate in accordance with Annex I, Regulation 1.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
Such as to subject the inside of an end-wall to a uniformly distributed load of 0.4 P or such other load for which the container may be designed.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
The prescribed INTERNAL LOADING shall be applied as follows:
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
Both ends of a container shall be tested except where the ends are identical only one end need be tested. The end-walls of containers which do not have open sides or side doors may be tested separately or simultaneously.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
The end-walls of containers which do have open sides or side doors should be tested separately. When the ends are tested separately the reactions to the forces applied to the end-wall shall be confined to the base structure of the container.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
The side-walls should be capable of withstanding a load of not less than 0.6 times the maximum permissible payload. If, however, the side-walls are designed to withstand a load of less or greater than 0.6 times the maximum permissible payload, such a strength factor shall be indicated on the Safety Approval Plate in accordance with Annex I, Regulation 1.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
Such as to subject the inside of a side-wall to a uniformly distributed load of 0.6 P or such other load for which the container may be designed.
Safe Containers Convention Act — S-1
Both sides of a container shall be tested except where the sides are identical only one side need be tested. Side-walls shall be tested separately and the reactions to the internal loading shall be confined to the corner fittings or equivalent corner structures. Open topped containers shall be tested in the condition in which they are designed to be operated, for example, with removable top members in position.
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 .
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01
Agency means the Canadian Transportation Agency; ( Office )
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01
Commission [Repealed, 1992, c. 1, s. 123]
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01
Commissioner means the Commissioner of Competition appointed under the Competition Act ; ( commissaire )
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01
conference means an association of ocean carriers that has the purpose or effect of regulating rates and conditions for the transportation by those ocean carriers of goods by water; ( conférence )
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01
conference agreement means any contract, agreement or arrangement among the members of a conference and includes any amendment thereto; ( accord intra-conférence )
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01
contract rate means the rate to be charged for the transportation of goods shipped by a shipper pursuant to a loyalty contract; ( taux de fret contractuel )
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01
designated shipper group means any organization or association of shippers designated by the Minister of Transport pursuant to section 21; ( groupe d’expéditeurs désigné )
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01
dual rate system means an arrangement of the rates to be charged for the transportation of goods into contract rates and non-contract rates and in which the contract rate for the transportation of specific goods described therein is lower than the non-contract rate for those goods; ( double régime de taux de fret )
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01
independent action , by a member of a conference, means the provision by the member of a service in a manner or at a rate that is different from that provided for in any tariff established by the members of that conference or the provision by the member of a service for which no provision is made in any such tariff; ( mesure distincte )
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01
interconference agreement means any contract, agreement or arrangement between the members of a conference and the members of another conference and includes any amendment thereto; ( accord mixte )
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01
loyalty contract means a contract between a shipper of goods and the members of a conference whereby the shipper agrees, in return for certain advantages, to offer to those members for transportation by them all goods, all goods of certain classes or a portion only of all goods or of all goods of certain classes shipped by that shipper; ( contrat d’exclusivité )
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01
non-contract rate means a rate, other than a rate established in a service contract, to be charged for the transportation of goods shipped by a shipper who has not entered into a loyalty contract; ( taux de fret non contractuel )
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01
ocean carrier means an owner, lessee or charterer of a vessel who is engaged in the business of the transportation of goods by water; ( transporteur maritime )
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01
service contract means a contract between a shipper of goods and one or more members of a conference whereby the shipper agrees to provide to those members for transportation by them over a fixed period of time a specified minimum quantity of goods and, in return, those members agree to carry the goods at a specified rate or in accordance with a specified rate schedule and agree to provide a specified level of service and includes any amendment thereto but does not include a loyalty contract; ( contrat d’exclusivité limitée )
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01
tariff means a tariff of rates established by the members of a conference for the transportation of goods by vessel alone or by vessel and by any other means of transportation, and includes any rules or regulations that determine the calculation of such rates or prescribe terms or conditions for the transportation of goods by vessel; ( tarif )
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01
transportation of goods means the transportation of goods from any place in Canada to any place outside Canada or from any place outside Canada to any place in Canada. ( transport de marchandises )
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01 3
Agency is responsible 3 The Agency is responsible for the administration of this Act. R.S., 1985, c. 17 (3rd Supp.), s. 3; 1992, c. 1, s. 128
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01 4
 and conditions that the member considers appropriate and without having to give notice to the other members or having to divulge the terms and conditions of the contract. Exception re predatory practices (4) Subsection (1) does not have the effect of exempting from the application of the Competition Act any member of a conference who engages in, or who conspires, agrees or arranges with another person to engage in, a practice of selling products at prices unreasonably low that has the effect or tendency of substantially lessening competition or eliminating a competitor or is designed to have that effect and that is a practice of anti-competitive acts referred to in paragraph 79(1)(b) of that Act. R.S., 1985, c. 17 (3rd Supp.), s. 4; 1992, c. 1, ss. 124, 128; 2001, c. 26, s. 326; 2009, c. 2, s. 443
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01 5
Limitation 5 (1) Subsection 4(1) does not apply in respect of a conference agreement or interconference agreement if any party to the agreement conspires, combines, agrees or arranges with any other party to the agreement (a) to use a vessel for the purpose of preventing or lessening, unduly, competition in the transportation of goods by an ocean carrier that is not a party to that agreement; (b) to refuse to transport goods for a shipper because that shipper has used for the transportation of goods a vessel of an ocean carrier that is not a party to that agreement; or (c) to prevent or limit the use by an ocean carrier in Canada or elsewhere of port or other facilities or services relating to the transportation of goods because that ocean carrier is not a party to that agreement. Further limitation (2) Subsection 4(1) does not apply in respect of a conference agreement if the parties to the agreement enter jointly into any contract, agreement or arrangement with any carrier in Canada for the purpose of establishing the amount to be paid by any party to the agreement to any such carrier for the inland transportation of goods for which that party has charged a through rate for the transportation of those goods.
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01 6
Documents to be filed 6 (1) Every member of a conference shall, within the time prescribed in section 7, file or cause to be filed with the Agency (a) a copy of every conference agreement and interconference agreement to which the member is a party or, in the case of an oral agreement, a description of the agreement in such form as the Agency may require; (b) a copy of every service contract to which the member is a party, except a service contract referred to in subsection 4(3.1); (c) notice of any change in the membership of the conference; and (d) a copy of each standard form of loyalty contract approved by the members of the conference, and of every amendment to such a standard form of loyalty contract. (e) and (f) [Repealed, 2001, c. 26, s. 327] (2) [Repealed, 2001, c. 26, s. 327] R.S., 1985, c. 17 (3rd Supp.), s. 6; 1992, c. 1, s. 128; 2001, c. 26, s. 327
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01 7
Time for filing of documents 7 Every document required to be filed pursuant to (a) paragraph 6(1)(a) shall be filed with the Agency not later than the day on which the conference agreement or interconference agreement becomes effective; (b) paragraph 6(1)(b) shall be filed with the Agency not later than thirty days after the day on which the service contract becomes effective; (c) paragraph 6(1)(c) shall be filed with the Agency not later than thirty days after a change in the membership of the conference; and (d) paragraph 6(1)(d) shall be filed with the Agency not later than the day on which the standard form of loyalty contract becomes effective or, in the case of an amendment to that standard form, not later than thirty days after the day on which the amendment becomes effective. (e) [Repealed, 2001, c. 26, s. 328] R.S., 1985, c. 17 (3rd Supp.), s. 7; 1992, c. 1, s. 128; 2001, c. 26, s. 328
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01 8
Certification of documents 8 Every document filed with the Agency pursuant to section 6 shall be certified as being a true copy by a person designated for that purpose by the member of the conference filing it or causing it to be filed. R.S., 1985, c. 17 (3rd Supp.), s. 8; 1992, c. 1, s. 128
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01 9
Notice of increase in rate 9 (1) Where the members of a conference propose to increase any rate in a tariff, every member of the conference shall give or cause to be given to the Agency and to any designated shipper group, the members of which will be directly affected by the proposed increase, notice in writing thereof at least thirty days before the date on which the proposed increase is to become effective. Notice of surcharge or increase in surcharge (2) Where the members of a conference propose to impose a surcharge or increase a surcharge, every member of the conference shall give or cause to be given to the Agency and to any designated shipper group, the members of which will be directly affected by the proposed surcharge or increase, notice in writing thereof at least fourteen days before the date on which the proposed surcharge or increase is to become effective. R.S., 1985, c. 17 (3rd Supp.), s. 9; 1992, c. 1, s. 128
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01 10
Notice of amendment to loyalty contract or tariff 10 Where the members of a conference propose to amend any standard form of loyalty contract or propose to amend any tariff other than by increasing any rate therein, every member of the conference shall give or cause to be given to the Agency notice in writing thereof not later than the date on which the proposed amendment is to become effective. R.S., 1985, c. 17 (3rd Supp.), s. 10; 1992, c. 1, s. 128
Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987 — S-10.01 11
Communication of information 11 Except as authorized under section 12 and subsection 14(2), no person engaged in the administration of this Act shall (a) knowingly communicate or knowingly allow to be communicated to any person any information contained in any copy of a service contract that has been filed with the Agency pursuant to section 6; or (b) knowingly allow any person to inspect or have access to any such copy. R.S., 1985, c. 17 (3rd Supp.), s. 11; 1992, c. 1, s. 128