Marine Order 32 (Cargo handling equipment) 2016
31Heat treatment
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31 Heat treatment
(1) The master of a vessel may permit the use on the vessel in loading or unloading of a chain, ring, hook, shackle, swivel, connecting plate or overhauling weight that is subject to stress only if it has been examined by a competent person to determine if heat treatment is necessary.
(2) The examination mentioned in subsection (1) must occur before the equipment is used:
(a) for the first time; and
(b) following a repair.
(3) If heat treatment is necessary, it must be applied under the supervision of a competent person using a process appropriate to the material and designed to restore its mechanical properties or to relieve stress.