BSI Standards Publication BS EN 13044 1 2011 Intermodal Loading Units — Marking Part 1 Markings for identification BS EN 13044 1 2011 Incorporating corrigendum April 2014 BS EN 13044 1 2011 BRITISH ST[.]
BS EN 13044-1:2011 Incorporating corrigendum April 2014 BS EN 13044-1:2011 BSI Standards Publication Intermodal Loading Units — Marking Part 1: Markings for identification BS EN 13044-1:2011 BRITISH STANDARD National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 13044-1:2011, incorporating corrigendum April 2014 Together with BS EN 13044-2:2011 and BS EN 13044-3:2011, it supersedes BS EN 13044:2001 which is withdrawn The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee TW/1, Freight containers and swap bodies A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract Users are responsible for its correct application © The British Standards Institution 2014 Published by BSI Standards Limited 2014 ISBN 978 580 86839 ICS 35.240.60; 55.180.10 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 28 February 2011 Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication Date Text affected Implementation of CEN corrigendum April 2014: Subclause 5.2.3 (first paragraph) and Clause A.2 (title) updated BS EN 13044-1:2011 EN 13044-1 EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM January 2011 Incorporating corrigendum April 2014 Supersedes EN 13044:2000 ICS 55.180.10; 35.240.60 English Version Intermodal Loading Units - Marking - Part 1: Markings for identification Unités de chargement intermodales - Marquage - Partie 1: Marquages d'identification Intermodale Ladeeinheiten - Kennzeichnung - Teil 1: Kennzeichnungen für die Identifizierung This European Standard was approved by CEN on 30 November 2010 CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German) A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels © 2011 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members Ref No EN 13044-1:2011: E BS EN 13044-1:2011 EN 13044-1:2011 (E) Contents Page Foreword 3 Introduction 4 1 Scope 5 2 Normative references 5 3 Terms and definitions 6 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Identification system and its associated marks 6 Identification system .6 Identification of the owner 6 Serial number 7 Check digit 7 5 5.1 5.2 5.2.1 5.2.2 5.2.3 Physical display of marks .7 Size and colour of marks 7 Layout and location of marks .7 General 7 Layout of marks .7 Location of marks 7 Annex A.1 A.2 A.3 A.4 A.5 A.6 A (normative) Determination of check digit 9 General 9 Numerical equivalents of ILU identification system, serial number 9 owner code, and serialand number Weighting factor 9 Modulus 9 Value of check digit 10 Example calculation of the check digit 10 Bibliography 11 BS EN 13044-1:2011 EN 13044-1:2011 (E) Foreword This document (EN 13044-1:2011) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 119 “Swap bodies for combined goods transport”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by July 2011, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by July 2011 Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights This document supersedes EN 13044:2000 According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom BS EN 13044-1:2011 EN 13044-1:2011 (E) Introduction This European Standard contains the recommended method of marking Intermodal Loading Units (ILU) to meet current and future requirements The European Standard follows the format used in EN ISO 6346, the world wide accepted standard for marking and coding of marine freight containers As the above standard can be applied, without alteration, to an ILU, the standard is not directly interchangeable with the ISO standard However since the ILU are handled and transported in Europe in the same environment as ISO freight containers, the two standards are compatible BS EN 13044-1:2011 EN 13044-1:2011 (E) Scope This European Standard provides a system for the identification and presentation of information about the ILU The identification system is intended for general application, for example in documentation, control and communications (including automatic data processing systems), as well as for display on an ILU and other non ISO containers (i.e which dimensions and testing parameters differ from those defined by the applicable ISO standards) used in European transport The methods of displaying identification and certain other data (including operational data) on ILUs by means of permanent marks are included This European Standard specifies: a) an ILU identification system with an associated system for verifying the accuracy of its use, having mandatory marks for the presentation of the identification system for visual interpretation; b) a coding system for data on ILU size and type, with corresponding marks for their display; c) mandatory operational marks; d) physical presentation of the marks on the ILU This part of EN 13044 specifies a system to identify the owner of the ILU, which includes an associated system for verifying the accuracy of its use This European Standard does not cover temporary operational marks of any kind, permanent marks, data plates, etc which may be required by intergovernmental agreements, national legislation or non-governmental organisations other than CEN NOTE Some of the major international conventions whose container-marking requirements are not covered in this European Standard are as follows: International Convention for Safe Containers (UN/IMO 1992); the CSC convention, of which some approval plates are borne by swap bodies which are not designed for international maritime transport, is likely to evolve in the near future in a way that its implementation field will be restricted to containers for maritime use for which only the BIC is entrusted with the registration of the owner code (code ISO Alpha and code BIC) in the context of the standard EN ISO 6346; Customs Convention on Containers 1956 and 1972; Customs Convention on International Movement of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR-Convention) 1959 and 1975 It should not to be assumed that this list is exhaustive This European Standard does not cover the display of technical data on Swap tanks (see EN 1432) nor does it, in any way, include identification marks or safety signs for items of cargo which may be carried in ILU Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document For dated references, only the edition cited applies For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies EN ISO 6346, Freight containers Coding, identification and marking (ISO 6346:1995) BS EN 13044-1:2011 EN 13044-1:2011 (E) Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply 3.1 Intermodal Loading Unit ILU loading unit suitable for European intermodal transport on road, rail, inland waterway and sea, which is not an ISO-container according to ISO 830 EXAMPLE Among others swap body, semi trailer 3.2 owner code four-letter code indicating the owner or the principal operator Identification system and its associated marks 4.1 Identification system The identification system for swap bodies and semi-trailers shall consist only of the following elements, all of which shall be included: 4.2 − owner code: four letters − serial number: six numerals − check digit: one numeral Identification of the owner 4.2.1 The identification of the owner of the ILU shall be achieved by using the owner code The identification of the owner shall be unique and therefore it is necessary for all codes to be registered with the International Union of Combined road rail transport companies (UIRR) The assigned owner codes will be maintained and checked by UIRR1) 4.2.2 The owner code for ILU shall consist of four capital letters where the last letter also identifies the unit as an ILU and shall consist of one of the five capital letters A, B, D, E or K 4.2.3 The usage of this owner code is limited to the ILU that are circulating in the European region only 4.2.4 The following letters as fourth letter of the owner code are reserved for international worldwide use according to EN ISO 6346 and assigned by BIC2): U for all freight containers; J for detachable freight container-related equipment; Z for trailers and chassis 1) UIRR International Union of combined transport companies road rail (www.UIRR.com ; E-mail: headoffice.brussels@uirr.com) 2) BIC: Bureau International des Containers et du transport intermodal (www.bic-code.org; E-mail: bic@bic-code.org) BS EN 13044-1:2011 EN 13044-1:2011 (E) 4.3 Serial number The serial number for a swap body shall consist of six Arabic numerals If the series of significant numerals does not total six, they shall be preceded by sufficient zeros to make up six numerals EXAMPLE 4.4 The series of significant numerals is 1234, the serial number is 001234 Check digit The check digit provides a means of validating the transmission accuracy of the owner code and serial number and shall be determined as in Annex A The check digit shall validate the owner code and serial number of the ILU Physical display of marks 5.1 Size and colour of marks The letters and numerals of the owner code, serial number and check digit shall not be less than 100 mm high All characters shall be of proportionate height and width They shall be durable and in a colour contrasting with that of the ILU 5.2 5.2.1 Layout and location of marks General The requirements of this clause are applicable particularly to the "closed box" type of ILU For other ILU types, all possible practicable steps should be taken to follow the marking layout and location given for the "closed box" type NOTE 5.2.2 If not practicable to follow the requirements of this clause, the requirements from EN ISO 6346 may be used Layout of marks The layout of the owner code serial number and check digit on the ILU shall be one single horizontal line Where constructional features of the ILU dictate otherwise, the layout may differ from the horizontal The owner code shall be joined together and shall be separated from the serial number by at least one character space The serial number shall be separated from the check digit also by one character space and the check digit shall be displayed in a box An ILU, having a unique registered identification of its owner "ABCA" and a serial number "001234" and the check digit "2" shall be marked as in Figure 1: Figure — Layout of marks 5.2.3 Location of marks The mandatory identification marks of Clause 3, 4, which are the owner code, check digit, serial number, shall be positioned on the ILU as far as practicable as shown in Figure It shall be present at least on both side walls and on the roof Optionally the marks may be presented at the rear front end and wall rear(door end wall wall) BS EN 13044-1:2011 EN 13044-1:2011 (E) Key end wall right side wall roof rear end wall (door end) left side wall Figure — Location of markings BS EN 13044-1:2011 EN 13044-1:2011 (E) Annex A (normative) Determination of check digit A.1 General The check digit of the ILU identification system is determined by following the procedure outlined in A.1 to A.5 An example calculation is presented in A.6 A.2 code, and serialand number A.2 Numerical equivalents of ILU owner identification system, serial number Each letter of the owner code and each numeral of the serial number shall be consecutively allocated a numeral value in accordance with Table A.1 A.3 Weighting factor Each numeral equivalent, determined in accordance with Table A.2, shall be multiplied by a weighting factor in the range of to The weighting factor is applied to the first letter of the owner code, and then in increasing powers of 2, rising to for the last digit of the serial number A.4 Modulus The sum of the products obtained in accordance with A.3 shall be divided by a modulus of value eleven Table A.1 — Equivalent values Letter A B C D E F G H I J K L M NOTE a Owner code Equivalent value Letter 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Equivalent value 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 35 36 37 38 Serial number a Numeral or equivalent value The equivalent values 11, 22 and 33 are omitted as they are multiples of the modulus (see A.3) Serial number and its equivalent value are identical BS EN 13044-1:2011 EN 13044-1:2011 (E) A.5 Value of check digit Table A.2 indicates the check digit value corresponding to the remainder value of the division effected in conformity with A.4 Table A.2 — Check digit value Remainder Check digit 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 NOTE Where it is required to avoid the duplication resulting from the value zero being assigned as a remainder of both 10 and is recommended that serial numbers resulting in remainders of 10 should not be used A.6 Example calculation of the check digit Stage I Calculation Owners identification A II A 0 12 13 10 16 32 64 128 256 512 0 64 256 768 2048 Weighting factors IV C Equivalent factors 10 III B serial number Product of columns in lines II and III 10 24 52 80 The sum of all products in line IV = 3302 The sum divided by the modulus 11: 3302/11 = 300 + 2/11 That is to say: 3302 modulus 11 = The remainder is "2" and, by referring to Table A.2, it is found that the check digit is in this case 10 BS EN 13044-1:2011 EN 13044-1:2011 (E) Bibliography UIC 596-6, Conveyance of road vehicles on wagons Technical organisation Conditions for coding combined-transport load units and combined-transport lines 11 This page deliberately left blank This page deliberately left blank NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW British Standards Institution (BSI) BSI is the national body responsible for preparing British Standards and other standards-related publications, information and services BSI is incorporated by Royal Charter British Standards and other standardization products are published by BSI Standards Limited About us Revisions We bring together business, industry, government, consumers, innovators and others to shape their combined experience and expertise 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