---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 109.437"
title: "46"
number: "109.437"
heading: "Crane record book."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/109.437"
---

# §109.437. Crane record book.


The master or person in charge shall ensure that the following are maintained in a crane record book:

- (a) Descriptive information which will identify each crane including—
  - (1) **The API name plate data required by Section 11 of API Spec.** 2C, Second Edition, February 1972; and
  - (2) The rates load chart for each line reeving and boom length which may be utilized.
- (b) Information required by [Section 3](/cfr/46/3.md) of the American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice for Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Cranes, API RP 2D, First Edition (October 1972) with supplement 1.
- (c) **Dates and results of frequent inspections and tests required in paragraph (b) of this section.**
- (d) **Dates and results of periodic inspections and tests required in paragraph (b) of this section.**
- (e) **Date and result of each rated load test.**
- (f) **Date and description of each replacement or renewal of wire rope, hooks, and other load components.**
- (g) **Date and description of each failure of the crane, or any component or safety feature.**
- (h) **Date and description of each repair to the crane structure, boom, or equipment.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 6101, 10104; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56828, Dec. 4, 1978, unless otherwise noted.