Memo To: Memo No: From: Date: Prep. By: Copied To
Memo To: Memo No: From: Date: Prep. By: Copied To
Memo To: Memo No: From: Date: Prep. By: Copied To
Offshore container and Portable offshore unit From: Container governance unit
manufacturers and owners Date: 2018-07-17
Prep. By: O-UO
Copied to:
Offshore container and Portable offshore unit lifting set manufacturers and owners
DNV GL Offshore container and Portable offshore unit certification offices
To maintain the validity of the offshore container certificate, the container shall be inspected
annually as described in Sec.9.
Such periodic inspection may be carried out by DNV GL or by other inspection bodies recognized
by national authorities to carry out such inspections. However, major repairs or modifications
which may alter the certificate shall be approved by DNV GL.
All pad eyes and lashing points shall be visually inspected for distortion, mechanical damage or
any other sign of distress or overload.
Close pin to padeye hole tolerance is essential, to ensure optimum shackle performance.
The diameter of holes in pad eyes shall match the shackle used, clearance between shackle pin
and pad eye hole shall not exceed 6% of the shackle pin diameter.
This is a design requirement for all new offshore containers. Some new containers will be manufactured
with 6% padeye clearance, however it should be noted that in such cases any wear experienced over
time could mean that this initial value is soon exceeded.
The padeye hole diameter should be carefully selected to accommodate the necessary shackle pin
diameter. For the purposes of strength and longevity, the difference in hole and pin diameter should be
as small as possible. At the same time, the shackle pin maximum diameter (including tolerance) and
padeye hole tolerance/coatings should be considered to ensure that the pin will enter the hole by hand.
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Internal wear through the Mostly resulting from Maximum clearance at 7%1)
padeye thickness, i.e. oval contact stresses. Such centerline of padeye
holes. deformation should not thickness
significantly affect tear out
strength
Notes
1) When a container is new, clearances between shackle pin and padeye shall comply with Section
4.4.1, i.e. not exceeding 6% clearance.
This guidance is provided on the basis that the influence of any wear on the padeye strength and shackle
performance is negligible. It shall always be ensured that design stresses, including wear if applicable,
remain within the allowable limit. Simple methods for calculating padeye stresses are included in
DNVGL-ST-E271 Appendix D.
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If the above criteria are exceeded, detailed FEA may be undertaken to verify the padeye strength, this
shall be provided for verification by DNV GL. If adopted, repair may include drilling out the padeye hole
and inserting a steel sleeve. Sleeves are in general not to be considered part of the cross section for the
purpose of calculating tear out strength. Other repair methods may be considered. If required, such
repairs are considered major and shall be approved by DNV GL.
If you have any further questions or comments on this, please do not hesitate to contact us at:
[email protected].