ISO 6346:1995 貨物コンテナ—コーディング、識別、マーキング | ページ 2

Foreword

ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.

Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.

International Standard ISO 6346 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 104, Freight containers, Subcommittee SC 4, Identification andcommunication.

This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 6346:1984), which has been technically revised.

Annexes A, B, C, D, E and F form an integral part of this International Standard. Annex G is for information only.

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 documentation, control and communications (including automatic 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 associated 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 ISO marking provisions which shall necessarily be fulfilled by all containers from those which are not required of all containers. The optional marks are includedto further comprehension and promote uniform 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 regulatory body.

1.4 This International Standard applies to all freight containers covered by International Standards ISO 668, parts 1 to 5 of ISO 1496, ISO 8323 and should, wherever appropriate and practicable, be applied:

• to containers other than those covered by the International Standards mentioned in clause 2;
• to container-related and/or detachable equipment.

1.5 This International 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 nongovernmental organizations other than ISO.

It should not be assumed that this list is exhaustive.

This International Standard does not cover the display of technical data on tank containers (see ISO 1496-3), nor does it, in any way, include identification marks or safety signs for items of cargo which may be carried in freight containers.

2 Normative references

The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this International Standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this International Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below. Members of IEC and ISO maintain registers of currently valid International Standards.