ASTM F1385-07(2012)

ASTM F1385-07(2012) - 1.6.2012

Significance and Use

3.1 This practice establishes the procedure for the construction and installation of platforms to be fabricated and installed by the shipyards within the cargo tanks.

1. Scope

1.1 This practice provides design, construction, and installation criteria for platforms in cargo tanks.

1.2 Where platforms are attached to ladders see Figs. 1-4.

FIG. 1 Cargo Platform—Bulkhead

FIG. 2 Cargo Platform Elevation

FIG. 3 Cargo Platform—Girder

FIG. 4 Cargo Platforms Showing Typical Sections

1.3 The values stated in SI (metric) units are to be regarded as the standard. The inch-pound units given in parentheses are for information only.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents

AWS D1.1	Structural Welding Code--Steel Available from American Welding Society (AWS), 550 NW LeJeune Rd., Miami, FL 33126, http://www.aws.org.
Steel Structures Painting Council Specification Available from Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC), 40 24th St., 6th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4656, http://www.sspc.org.
A36/A36M-19	Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
American Bureau of Shipping Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels Available from American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), ABS Plaza, 16855 Northchase Dr., Houston, TX 77060, http://www.eagle.org.
FED-SPEC-RR-C-271	Chain and Attachments, Welded and Weldless Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, DODSSP, Bldg. 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098, http://www.dodssp.daps.mil.
MIL-G-18015	Grating, Metal, Other than Bar Type (Shipboard Use) Available from Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), 1333 Isaac Hull Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20376, http://www.navsea.navy.mil.