Cargo, Fumigation and Tackle Regulations (SOR/2007-128)

335 (1) A category 4 lifting appliance shall not be used unless

• (a) its manufacturer has specified conditions for its operation on a vessel, such as

  • (i) the maximum heel that may occur in the direction of the boom,

  • (ii) the maximum side load, if any, to which it may be exposed, expressed in terms of the angle that the cable may make normal to the plane of the boom, and

  • (iii) the manner in which it is to be secured to the vessel to ensure the appliance’s stability and safety;

• (b) it is operated in accordance with the specified conditions;

• (c) when the appliance is operated on a vessel, its authorized representative has the manufacturer’s load radius chart for the safe working load of the appliance;

• (d) the Department of Transport Marine Safety Office nearest to the vessel has been provided with

  • (i) a drawing that indicates the details of the installation, including how and where on the vessel the appliance is secured,

  • (ii) sufficient information to demonstrate that the points at which the appliance is secured and the supporting structure would be sufficiently strong to withstand the resulting loads on the structure if the appliance were used to lift the maximum load at the maximum radius at which it was tested under subsection 303(1), and

  • (iii) sufficient stability data to demonstrate that the vessel constitutes a safe platform for the appliance when it is being used.

(2) Despite subsection (1), a category 4 lifting appliance may be used if

• (a) its design and its installation on the vessel are approved by a classification society in accordance with its regulations, rules or codes;

• (b) after it is tested under paragraph 303(1)(a), a certificate referred to in subsection 312(1) is signed by a surveyor employed by the classification society;

• (c) it is operated in accordance with any conditions specified by the classification society in accordance with its regulations, rules or codes; and

• (d) the classification society has provided the authorized representative with a load radius chart for the safe working load of the appliance when operated on a vessel.