Under acep a container is subject to examinations and inspections during the course of normal operations.
Acep container inspection.
In 1983 the original re examination interval under periodic examination scheme pes was extended to 30 months and the approved continuous examination program acep was adopted as an alternative to provide container owners with a choice of schemes to utilize to meet their container examination requirements.
International convention for safe containers 1972 csc code resolution msc 355 92 amendments to the international convention for safe containers adopted june 21 2013 revised recommendations on harmonized interpretation and implementation of the csc code csc 1 circ.
From this screen you can check the status of a specific acep number or by entering a container operator s name check to see which acep numbers are associated with a particular owner.
Containers are usually built on the request of the container owners by the manufacturer.
It is one of two approved container safety examination schemes allowed under the csc see below.
An alternative to the periodic examination scheme the approved continuous examination program acep is the container inspection scheme utilized by most major ocean carriers and container lessors to ensure ongoing safety compliance of containers.
If a leased container is found with another acep sticker than the maersk acep sticker container must then be inspected and if container is found in a good and safe condition under the rules of international conversation for safe containers csc a maersk acep sticker must be applied.
Containers inspected under a continuous examination program must be marked as follows.
About acep acep stands for approved continuous examination program.
Sessions are available 24 7 by phone text or online messaging or you can schedule a face to face appointment near your office home or school.
138 rev 1 adopted june 21 2013.
If you own or lease a fleet of containers you should have an acep to eliminate the need to update csc plates following each inspection reduce exposure to csc violations and provide more consistency for examinations that improve the quality of containers in service.
All containers need to be built based on the iso and csc standards at their base level to be eligible for international transport.
