F 0902: 2000 Explanatory note

JIS F 0902-2000

Shipbuilding – Spare part boxes – Explanatory note

This explanatory note accounts for the matters specified and described in the text, but is not part of the
Japanese Industrial Standards.
This explanatory note is edited by and issued from the Japanese Standards Association. Please contact
the Association for any inquiry about this note.

1. Purpose of constitution There has so far been no standard for spare part boxes in marine use.
Various forms and materials have been used for these boxes, so they have differed in shape and dimension, and
caused great inconvenience in their design work. It was decided to unify and standardize the size of spare part
boxes, and thus this standard was constituted.

2. Progress of constitution and revision, and the contents of revision

2.1 Progress of constitution and revision
Constitution and Body or company Work committee in charge of the Special deliberation Dates of
revision that prepared a draft committee, Japanese constitution and
draft Industrial Standards revision
Committee
Constituted 1962 Engine equipment February 1, 1962
special committee
Revised 1978 Engine equipment February 1, 1978
special committee
Revised 2000 Kobe Shipyard, Engine equipment special Special committee March 1, 2000
(this time) Mitsubishi Heavy sub-committee (Details are omitted)
Industries, Ltd. (Chairman: Yoshinori Akimoto),
Engine department,
Japan Marine Standards Association

2.2 Outline of the revision

2.2.1 1978 Revision The standard was revised to increase the box lid type into two types of “hinged” and
“removable”.
2.2.2 This 2000 Revision Considering that a long time has passed since the previous revision and that the
application conditions of spare parts boxes under this standard have changed recently, a questionnaire survey
was conducted to clarify the actual present conditions of the sizes and structures of spare parts boxes used in
ships, and based on these results, this standard was reviewed to make the following revision.
a) Kind and form The questionnaire survey had many responses stating that the use of wooden boxes
had presently become so rare that there would be no problem if wooden boxes are excluded from the JIS.
During the review of this standard, it was decided to delete wooden boxes from it. However in view of
the opinions raised that wooden boxes had a cost merit and were useful from a viewpoint of equipment
weight reduction policies, this standard has left only the remarks in Table 1 (text) that wooden spare part
boxes may be used, and the reference figures 3 and 4 (text) showing the structures of wooden boxes.
b) Size There were opinions recommending a reconsideration of the sizes of spare parts boxes in order to
improve parts inboard storage efficiency, secure the convenience of carrying parts (mainly heavy parts),
and simplify the business of ordering. This revision has decreased the range of boxes from 11 into 8
from the questionnaire survey results for the recent application trends of spare part boxes and the need to
reduce the number of types. A standard box of a size of both width and length varying by a 200mm step,
and of height by a 150 mm step was set up.
Specifically, three types of boxes of 12 – 10 (150 mm wide, 200 mm long and 100 mm high), 45 –
20 (400 mm wide, 500 mm long and 200 mm high) and 48 – 45 (400 mm wide, 800 mm long and 450
mm high) have been deleted. Further, from a viewpoint of width and length varying by a 200 mm step
and height by a 150 mm step, 23 – 20 (200 mm wide, 350 mm long and 200 mm high) was revised into
24 – 20 (200 mm wide, 400 mm long and 200 mm high) and 59 – 30 (550 mm wide, 900 mm long and
300 mm high) was revised into 510 ‐ 30 (550 mm wide, 1,000 mm long and 300 mm high). Though

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the height of 24 – 20 was in discord with “by a 150 mm step”, there seemed no practical problem due to
its small size, and the width of 510-30 was decided to be 550 mm as an effective width since a 600 mm
wide shelf was available to accommodate spare parts boxes.
During deliberations in writing, there were opinions that other sizes than in Table 2 (text) should
be used if spare parts to be contained are small-sized or few in quantity, or if a part cannot be contained
in a box due to its shape. Taking account of these opinions, the remarks were added in Table 2 (text),
stating: “However, other box sizes than in Table 2 may be used if necessary according to the size of
spare parts to be accommodated”.
c) Structure The result of the questionnaire survey has shown that the structure of a chain with a hook
attached thereto applicable to a 44-15 hinged type steel box or higher is rarely used, and it was decided to
be deleted. However many opinions supported the necessity of locking metals, leading to the decision
that they shall be equipped as before.
Another opinion raised was that the plate thickness of steel-made spare parts boxes should be
specified for reference in this standard as it has never been done, but this standard did not specify it even
for reference, leaving it free, because there were problems of the weights of spare parts to be contained,
welding of the steel plates, etc. About 1.6 mm is considered most appropriate.

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