This European Standard applies to swing derricks used on inland navigation vessels. It specifies requirements and test conditions which have to be observed for safety reasons.
Swing derricks are used for transfer of crew members ashore and back to the vessel for laying out ropes during mooring and unmooring operations, particularly when the vessel is close to canals or riverbanks and when no other safe means of getting ashore in those cases is possible.
Anforderungen und Prüfbedingungen für Schwenkbäume auf Fahrzeugen der Binnenschiffahrt sind festgelegt.