GUIDELINES FOR MARINE LIFTING & LOWERING OPERATIONS 0027/ND Rev 11 Page 52 of 84 15 CERTIFICATION AND INSPECTION OF RIGGING AND LIFTING EQUIPMENT 15.1 INTRODUCTION 15.1.1
The following section covers the certification of rigging equipment listed in Section 14. The details
contained in the following sections should be considered the minimum requirements as it may be that
national standards, local standards or operator/contractor requirements may be more onerous.
Reference in the following sections will be made to certification issued by an International Association
of Classification Societies (IACS) member and a listing of IACS members is given on the IACS web
site
http://www.iacs.org.uk/explained/members.aspx
15.1.2
Reference in the following sections will be made to certification issued by a “Competent Person”. A
Competent Person is defined as follows and is based on the definition in LOLER 98 (see Reference
[12]):
A Competent Person carrying out a thorough examination shall have such appropriate practical and
theoretical knowledge and experience of the lifting equipment to be thoroughly examined as will
enable them to detect defects or weaknesses and to assess their importance in relation to the
safety and continued use of the lifting equipment. Although the competent person may often be
employed by another organisation, this is not necessary, provided they are sufficiently independent
and impartial to ensure that in-house examinations are made without fear or favour. However, this
should not be the same person who undertakes routine maintenance of the equipment as they
would then be responsible for assessing their own maintenance work.
Note, where local or national regulations define a Competent Person with more onerous requirements,
then the definition in these local or national regulations shall apply.
