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Nma100776 O&m-Section 9
Nma100776 O&m-Section 9
REVISION Nº: 0
SYNCROLIFT® O & M MANUAL
PROPRIETARY – NOT FOR DISCLOSURE
REVISION HISTORY
9-1. INTRODUCTION
All steelwork (platform, hoist and transfer cradles) must be checked at least once each
year to ensure that the protective coating, either a lubricant or paint, remains intact and
provides effective corrosion control.
2. Degrease the area to be painted and blast with high pressure fresh
water, to remove all of the chlorides.
CAUTION
Recycled blasting media should be
refurbished and maintained so as not
to contaminate surfaces with residual
organic materials.
CAUTION
The hoist wire ropes must be
completely covered and protected
when abrasive blasting is being
carried out nearby.
9-2.2. Painting
Each coat dry film shall not exceed the recommended dry film thickness
stated in the paint supplier’s product data sheets.
2. The rail shims and the area around the rail stud are to be coated with
Texaco Crater Fluid H, or similar material as rust preventer.
The entire rail except for the wheel rolling surface is to be coated with
Texaco Crater Fluid H, or similar material.
9-3.1. Precautions
When welding, the location of the welder’s earth (ground) cable must be
carefully chosen. If welding is to be performed on the platform, the ground
cable must be attached to the platform section where the welding is being
carried out.
CAUTION
Care must be taken to place the
welding ground (earth) cable onto the
platform section where welding is
taking place. If this is not done,
current may find earth (ground)
through a hoist since the platform is
not one continuous member. This
can cause serious damage to the
sheave bearings and the wire rope.
NOTE Hoist wire ropes must be completely covered and protected when welding
or abrasive blasting is being carried out nearby.
The requirements for weld procedure tests and weld inspection are to be
agreed upon by the classifying society, or other local regulatory surveyors.
Past experience has shown that the following procedural excerpts in
Sections 9-3.3 through 9-3.5 have met the Lloyd’s Register requirements.
All tension full penetration groove welds shall be ultrasonically tested for
100% of the weld length. All lower flanges shall be considered to be under
tensile stress.
All other full penetration welds shall be ultrasonically tested for 10 percent of
the weld length or 100mm (four inches), whichever is greater. If any
unacceptable weld conditions are found in this length, the entire length of the
weld shall be ultrasonically tested.
All critical fillet welds around the end sections of the main transverse beam
shall be magnetic particle tested. The Surveyor, or RRMNA Engineer, shall
decide which welds in this area are critical.
Each web to flange fillet weld shall be magnetic particle tested for 10 percent
of its length. If any unacceptable weld conditions are found in this length,
then an additional 10 percent of the length of the weld shall be subjected to
magnetic particle testing.