ISO 6346 pdf download

ISO 6346 pdf download.Freight containers – Coding, identification and marking 1 Scope 1.1 This international Standard provides a system for the identification and presentation of information about freight containers. The identification system is intended for general application, for example in docu- mentation, control and communications (including au- tomatic data processing systems), as well as for display on the containers themselves. The methods of displaying identification and certain other data (including operational data) on containers by means of permanent marks are included. 1.2 This International Standard specifies: a) a container identification system, with an associ- ated system for verifying the accuracy of its use, having: – mandatory marks for the presentation of the identification system for visual interpretation, and – features to be used in optional Automatic Equipment Identification (AEI) and electronic data interchange (EDI); b) a coding system for data on container size and type, with corresponding marks for their display; c) operational marks, both mandatory and optional; d) physical presentation of marks on the container. 1.3 The terms “mandatory” and “optional” in this International Standard are used to differentiate those IS0 marking provisions which shall necessarily be fulfilled by all containers from those which are not required of all containers. The optional marks are in-cluded to further comprehension and promote uni- form application of the optional mark. If a choice has been made to display an optional mark, the provisions laid down in this International Standard relating to the mark shall be applied. The terms “mandatory” and “optional” do not refer to requirements of any regu- latory body. 1.4 This International Standard applies to all freight containers covered by International Standards IS0 668, parts 1 to 5 of IS0 1496, IS0 8323 and should, wherever appropriate and practicable, be ap- plied: – to containers other than those covered by the International Standards mentioned in clause 2; – to container-related and/or detachable equipment. NOTE 1 Containers marked according to previous edi- tions of IS0 6346 need not be re-marked. 1.5 This International Standard does not cover tem- porary operational marks of any kind, permanent marks, data plates, etc. which may be required by intergovernmental agreements, national legislation or nongovernmental organizations other than ISO. NOTE 2 Some of the major international conventions whose container-marking requirements are not covered in this International Standard are as follows: – International Convention for Safe Containers (UN/IMO 1992); – Customs Convention on Containers 1956 and 1972:...