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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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01-junij-2018
Enote kombiniranega prevoza 45'PW
Intermodal Transport Unit 45'PW
Intermodale Ladeeinheiten - 45 Fuß Paletten Breite
Unités de transport intermodal 45' PW
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 17247
ICS:
55.180.10 9HþQDPHQVNLNRQWHMQHUML General purpose containers
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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 17247
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

April 2018
ICS 55.180.10
English Version

Intermodal Transport Unit 45'PW
Unités de transport intermodal 45' PW Intermodale Ladeeinheiten - 45 Fuß Paletten Breite
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 119.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

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Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.


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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Dimensions and ratings . 7
4.1 External dimensions . 7
4.2 Internal dimensions . 7
4.3 ITU Ratings . 7
5 Design requirements . 7
5.1 General. 7
5.2 Corner fittings . 8
5.3 Base structure . 8
5.4 End structure . 10
5.5 Side structure . 10
5.6 Walls . 10
5.7 Door opening . 10
5.8 Requirements - Optional features . 11
5.8.1 ITU Cargo securing devices . 11
5.8.2 Cargo shoring slots . 11
6 Testing . 11
6.1 General. 11
6.2 Test No. 1 – Stacking . 12
6.2.1 General. 12
6.2.2 Procedure . 12
6.2.3 Requirements . 14
6.3 Test No. 2 - Lifting from appropriate set of four top corner fittings . 14
6.3.1 General. 14
6.3.2 Procedure . 14
6.3.3 Requirements . 14
6.4 Test No. 3 - Lifting from the four bottom corner fittings . 14
6.4.1 General. 14
6.4.2 Procedure . 14
6.4.3 Requirements . 15
6.5 Test No. 4 - Restraint (longitudinal) . 15
6.5.1 General. 15
6.5.2 Procedure . 15
6.5.3 Requirements . 15
6.6 Test No. 5 - Strength of end walls . 15
6.6.1 General. 15
6.6.2 Procedure . 15
6.6.3 Requirements . 15
6.7 Test No. 6 - Strength of side walls . 15
6.7.1 General. 15
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6.7.2 Procedure . 15
6.7.3 Requirements . 16
6.8 Test No. 7 - Strength of the roof (where provided) . 16
6.8.1 General . 16
6.8.2 Procedure . 16
6.8.3 Requirements . 16
6.9 Test No. 8 - Floor strength . 16
6.9.1 General . 16
6.9.2 Procedure . 16
6.9.3 Requirements . 16
6.10 Test No. 9 - Rigidity (transverse) . 17
6.10.1 General . 17
6.10.2 Procedure . 17
6.10.3 Requirements . 17
6.11 Test No. 10 - Rigidity (longitudinal) . 17
6.11.1 General . 17
6.11.2 Procedure . 17
6.11.3 Requirements . 18
6.12 Test No.11– Shoring Slots (where fitted) . 18
6.12.1 Procedure . 18
6.12.2 Requirements . 18
6.13 Test No. 12 - Weatherproofness . 18
6.13.1 Procedure . 18
6.13.2 Requirements . 18
Annex A (normative) Diagrammatic representation of capabilities appropriate to all types and
sizes of general purpose ITU, except otherwise stated . 19
Annex B (normative) Cargo securing systems . 26
B.1 General . 26
B.2 Design requirements . 26
B.3 Testing . 27
Annex C (normative) Shoring slot system . 28
C.1 General . 28
C.2 Design requirements . 28
C.3 Testing . 28
Annex D (normative) Dimensions of gooseneck tunnels . 30
Bibliography . 31

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European foreword
This document (prEN 17247:2018) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 119 “Intermodal
Loading Units and Cargo Securing (ILUCS)”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
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Introduction
The following ITU type is used for specification purposes in this document:
Part 1 00 to 09
General purposes
Specific purposes
closed, vented/ventilated 10 to 19
open top 50 to 59
Part 2
Thermal 30 to 49
NOTE Container types 90 to 99 are reserved for surface ITU: see ISO 8323.
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1 Scope
1.1 This document provides the basic specifications and testing requirements for EN ITU of the totally
enclosed general purpose types and certain specific purpose types (see Table 1) which are suitable for
international and domestic exchange and for conveyance by road, rail, inland waterways and maritime
transport, including interchange between these modes of transportation.
1.2 The container types covered by this part of this document are given in Table 1.
Table 1 — Container types
Code Type designation Type group code
G General purpose container GP
without ventilation
V General purpose container with VH
ventilation
U Open-top Container UT
B Dry Bulk Cargo non pressurized, BU
box type
S Named Cargo SN
 Open side

This document does not cover ventilation arrangements, either vented or ventilated.
1.3 The marking requirements for these ITU are given in EN 13044-2.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 830, Freight containers - Vocabulary
ISO 668:2013, Series 1 freight containers - Classification, dimensions and ratings
ISO 1161, Series 1 freight containers - Corner and intermediate fittings - Specifications
ISO 1496 (all parts), Series 1 freight containers - Specification and testing
ISO 17712, Freight containers - Mechanical seals
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 830 and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
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3.1
Intermodal Transport Unit
ITU
container, swap body or semi-trailer/goods road motor vehicle suitable for intermodal transport
4 Dimensions and ratings
4.1 External dimensions
The overall external dimensions and tolerances of the ITU covered by this document shall be for 45’ PW
ITU:
— length:13,716 mm (tolerance (+0/-10) mm);
— maximum width: 2,550 mm (tolerance (+0/-50) mm);
— maximum height: 2,690 mm (tolerance (+0/-5) mm).
The overall external dimensions and tolerances of the ITU covered by this document shall be for 45’ PW
HC ITU:
— length:13,716 mm (tolerance +0/-10mm);
— maximum width: 2,550 mm (tolerance +0/-50mm);
— maximum height: 2,896 mm (tolerance +0/-5mm).
No part of the ITU shall project beyond these specified overall external dimensions.
4.2 Internal dimensions
Internal dimensions of ITU shall be as large as possible. For transportation of the European pallets, are
required:
— a minimum length of 13,542 mm;
— minimum width of 2,440 mm;
— minimum height of 2,359 mm (2,655 m for HC ITU).
4.3 ITU Ratings
The values of the rating R, being the maximum gross mass of the ITU are 36.000 kg.
5 Design requirements
5.1 General
All ITU shall be capable of fulfilling the following requirements.
All ITU shall have standard square corner posts and corner castings.
The strength requirements for ITU are given in diagrammatic form in Annex A (these requirements are
applicable to all ITU except where otherwise stated). They apply to ITU as complete units.
The strength requirements for corner fittings (see also 5.2) are given in ISO 1161.
The ITU shall be capable of withstanding the loads and loadings detailed in Clause 6.
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As the effects of loads encountered under any dynamic operating condition should only approach, but not
exceed, the effects of the corresponding test loads, it is implicit that the capabilities of ITU indicated in
Annex A and demonstrated by the test described in Clause 6 shall not be exceeded in any mode of
operation.
Any closure in a ITU which, if unsecured, could lead to a hazardous situation, shall be provided with an
adequate securing system having external indication of the positive securement of that closure in the
appropriate operating position.
In particular, doors should be capable of being securely fastened in the open or closed position.
Any removable roof or roof section shall be fitted with locking devices such that an observer at ground
level can check (when the container is on a rail or highway carrying vehicle) that its roof is secured.
All closed ITU and all open ITU fitted with covers which were designed for them, shall be weatherproof
as required by test No. 13 (see 6.14).
5.2 Corner fittings
All ITU shall be equipped with top and bottom corner fittings 45’PW and also have intermediate fittings
at ISO forty foot position.
The upper faces of the top corner fittings shall protrude above the top of the container by a minimum
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of 6 mm (see 5.3.4). The “top of the ITU” means the highest level of the cover of the ITU, for example the
level of the top of a soft cover. However, if reinforced zones or doubler plates are provided to afford
protection to the roof in the vicinity of the top corner fittings, such plates and their securements shall not
protrude above the upper faces of the top corner fittings. These plates shall not extend more than
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750 mm from either end of the container or on either side of intermediate fittings but may extend the
full width.
5.3 Base structure
5.3.1 All ITU shall be capable of being supported either by their bottom corner fittings only or
intermediate corner fittings only.
5.3.2 All ITU shall also be capable of being supported only by load transfer areas in their base structure.
5.3.2.1 Consequently, this ITU shall have end transverse members and sufficient intermediate load
transfer areas (or a flat underside) of sufficient strength to permit vertical load transfer to or from the
longitudinal member of a carrying vehicle. Such longitudinal members are assumed to lie within the two
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250 mm wide zones defined by the broken lines in ISO 668:2013, Annex B.
5.3.2.2 The lower faces of the load transfer areas, including those of the end transverse members,
shall be in one plane located:
+5
12,5 mm mm
-1,5
above the plane of the bottom faces of the lower corner fittings of the container. Apart from the bottom
corner fittings and bottom side rails, no part of the ITU shall project below this plane.

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6 mm = ¼ in
 750 mm = 29 ½ in
 250 mm = 9-7/8" in
+3/16
+5

12,5 mm mm = 1 / 2 in in
-1,5 -1/13
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However, doubler plates may be provided in the vicinity of the bottom corner fittings to afford protection
to the understructure.
Such plates shall not extend more than 550 mm from the outer end and not more than 470 mm from the
side faces of the bottom corner fittings, and their lower faces shall be at least 5 mm above the lower faces
of the bottom corner fittings of the ITU.
5.3.2.3 The transfer of load between the underside of the bottom side rails and carrying vehicles is
not envisaged.
The transfer of load between side rails and handling equipment should only occur when provisions have
been made in accordance with 5.8.1 and 5.8.2.
5.3.2.4 ITU having all their intermediate transverse members spaced at 1 000 mm apart or less (or
having a flat underside) shall be deemed to comply with the requirements laid down in 5.3.2.1.
5.3.2.5 Requirements for ITU not having transverse members spaced 1 000 mm apart or less (and
not having a flat underside) are given in ISO 668:2013, Annex B.
5.3.3 For ITU, the level of the underside of the base structure is not specified, except in so far as it is
implied in 5.3.4.
5.3.4 For all ITU under dynamic conditions, or the static equivalent thereof, with the container having
a load uniformly distributed over the floor in such a way that the combined mass of the container and
1)
test load is equal to I,8 R, no part of the base of the container shall deflect more than 6 mm below the
base plane (bottom faces of the lower corner fittings).
5.3.5 The base structure shall be designed to withstand all forces, particularly lateral forces, induced
by the cargo in service. This is particularly important where provisions are made for securement of cargo
to the base structure of the container.
5.3.6 ITU shall have recesses longitudinally-outboard of each of their fittings in the 40ft position. If any
recesses shall extend vertically to not less than 76 mm above the plane of the bottom faces of the fittings
in the 40ft position, shall extend longitudinally from the longitudinally outboard faces of the fittings in
the 40ft position outboard, to not less than 254 mm from the centrelines of the bottom apertures of the
fittings in the 40ft position and shall extend laterally from the external width of the ITU inboard not less
than 154 mm. See Figure 1.
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Dimensions in millimetres
Dimensions in inches in parentheses

Key
1 UP
2 outboard
3 end of container
4 aperture
Figure 1 — Lower intermediate fitting recess for 45 foot container
5.4 End structure
For ITU, the sideways deflection of the top of the container with respect to the bottom of the ITU, at the
time it is under full transverse rigidity test conditions, shall not cause the sum of the changes in length of
the 2 diagonals to exceed 60 mm.
5.5 Side structure
For ITU, the longitudinal deflection of the top of the container with respect to the bottom of the container,
at the time it is under full longitudinal rigidity test conditions, shall not exceed 25 mm.
5.6 Walls
Where openings are provided in end or side walls, the ability of these walls to withstand tests Nos. Five
and 6 shall not be impaired.
5.7 Door opening
Each ITU shall be provided with a door opening at least at one end.
All door openings and end openings shall be as large as possible.
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Closed-type ITU shall have a door opening, preferably having dimensions equal to those of the internal
cross-section of the ITU.
ITU Container doors should be designed so that entry into the container via either of the doors can be
detected by verifying the condition of the seal that has been affixed to the container. All door openings
shall be fitted to accept an ISO compliant high security seal (see ISO 17712) in a manner that precludes
opening or gapping of either of the doors without first removing the seal.
The design of the container shall be such that the door constrained by the seal is to be opened before the
other door can be opened. The mechanism in which the seal is fitted shall either be welded to a significant
structural member of the container or otherwise be constructed so that the mechanism or seal cannot be
removed and the door opened or gapped without first having to break the seal. Seal-affixing mechanisms
that do not meet these basic requirements shall not be fitted onto the container.
A securing plate (also known as “custom plate”) shall be installed on the inside, above the mid-point, of
the left door in order to prevent the left door from being opened without first opening the right hand
door. This plate shall be painted a contrasting colour so it is readily visible when the right hand door is
opened. Other design feature that form an “interlock” between the two doors or otherwise precludes
manipulation and opening of the unsealed door without breaking the seal are equally acceptable.
The door hinges shall either be welded to the door panel or, if affixed with fasteners, affixed with TIR
approved fasteners that are further protected from removal by a suitable shield or equivalent design
feature. Hinges pin shall be welded in place or otherwise protected to preclude their removal.
An elongated door handle hub (sometimes referred to as a “security hub”) that extends at least 25 mm
below the rivet hole or pivot point, shall be used on the right hand door to prevent the handle from being
removed even if the rivet is removed.
5.8 Requirements - Optional features
5.8.1 ITU Cargo securing devices
Cargo securing devices may be provided as optional features ITU. The requirements for such devices are
specified in Annex C.
5.8.2 Cargo shoring slots
Cargo shoring slots are optional features ITU. The requirements for this feature are specified in Annex D.
6 Testing
6.1 General
Unless otherwise stated, ITU complying with the design requirements specified in Clause 5 shall, in
addition, be capable of withstanding the tests specified in 6.2 to 6.14, as applicable. ITU shall be tested in
the condition in which they are designed to be operated. In all cases the forces shall be applied in suc
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