A definition of csc convention for safe containers plate csc or the international convention for safe containers incorporates design requirements minimum functionality requirements and measurements of capacity weight and resistance to the forces containers are subjected to when they ship by sea or on land within ships trains or trucks.
Shipping container csc plate.
Each csc plate must contain the following information in english or french.
It shall take the form of a permanent non corrosive fireproof rectangular plate measuring at least 20x10cm.
You may have seen one of these safety plates on shipping containers being used to transport cargo.
Each csc plate must contain a certain level of information in either english or french.
It is not transferable to any other shipping line or any subsequent buyers of the container.
Every shipping container used for international maritime transport must have a valid csc plate bolted to the outside of the left door.
The csc plate will have the acep registration number of that shipping line engraved into the csc plate.
The words csc safety approval.
Shipping container manufacturers always attach a csc container safe certification plate to the outside of each container they make.
If you re purchasing the container to use as a storage unit or other non transportation purpose the csc plate may have been removed by the dealer.