PADEYE LOAD TESTING IN UAE
For ensuring operational safety in lifting operations, annual or periodic inspection is mandatory for pad eyes, lifting lugs, lifting hooks, lifting points, and lashing hooks. All the pad eye load testing, inspection, and certification shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of API, LEEA, DNV-ST-N001, and project requirements. NDT inspection of pad eyes was performed by our ASNT-certified NDT technicians using appropriate methods of magnetic particle inspection and eddy current testing. Color coding and stenciling of pad eyes with SWL markings shall be performed by our rope access service technicians with IRATA certifications. Pull Testing and certifications shall be performed by a portable and hydraulic pad eye tester with various capacities up to 350-ton capacity. In brief, we are one of the leading offshore lifting solutions approved by all marine classification societies of ABS, BV, DNV, RINA, and NK with access to all the major ports of the UAE, offshore, and anchorages. Codes and standards of pad eye load testing inspection and certifications are,
- DNV-ST-N001: Marine operations, safety, and marine warranty sections detailed on lifting appliances, pad eyes, and lifting lugs.
- DNV-ST-0378: Offshore platforms and jackets cover the design, inspection, testing, and certifications of pad eyes, lifting hooks, and lifting lugs.
- DNVGL-CG-0128: Load Testing of Lifting Appliances covers requirements and methods of proof load testing.
- API RP 2D: Operations and maintenance of offshore cranes cover inspection, maintenance, and testing of pad eyes and lifting lugs.
- API RP 2A-WSD: Request for design and construction of pad eyes or lifting points at fixed offshore platforms.
- ASME B30.20: Inspection and testing of pad eyes and lifting hooks at offshore equipment or generally below-the-hook lifting devices.
- ISO 7531: Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Wire Rope Slings.
LIFTING POINTS CERTIFICATION IN UAE
All the lifting points, including trunnions and lifting lugs, should comply with the requirements of offshore safety and standards. Proof load testing inspection and certification of trunnions and lifting points shall be performed by calibrated water bag, dynamometer load cell c/w lifting accessories offshore. Lifting points inspection and certification are performed annually, and 5-year load testing is done as per the offshore requirements and project specifications. Lifting lug pull testing offshore by a calibrated pad eye tester meeting the requirements of IMO Regulations and SOLAS Requirements.