【Ten Years of Great Development in Chemical Engineering Technology】Zero breakthroughs in international standards for lifting devices on offshore platforms from 2018 to 2023

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Ten years of rapid development in chemical engineering technology – praise for China’s prosperity and strength. This is just a starting point; more participation from everyone will make things even more lively. HaiChuan becomes even better with your involvement; we welcome everyone to take part more actively in the forum discussions. The fragrance of rice flowers in August ----------------------------------------- Recently, the international standard ISO 4864:2023 \"General requirements for lifting devices on ships and offshore technical platforms\", developed under the leadership of Wuhan Marine Machinery Co., Ltd., was officially released, marking the first international standard in this field for lifting devices used on offshore platforms. 　　It is reported that this standard was developed to address the lack of standards regarding terms, overall design, and acceptance criteria for the lifting devices on offshore platforms. The standard specifies the requirements for design redundancy of lifting devices, test items, etc., and ensures the safety and reliability of the system’s operation. 　　It is understood that it took 6 years for this international standard project to go from proposal to publication. In 2017, Wuhan Ship Machinery began research on the lifting standards for offshore platforms as part of a high-tech ship research project funded by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. After seeking extensive input from various domestic design institutes, classification societies, shipyards, shipowners, and other relevant parties, a draft international standard was developed in May 2018. In 2020, this project was officially registered and launched under the Subcommittee on Ship Design of the Committee on Ships and Marine Technology of the International Organization for Standardization. In 2023, following multiple rounds of international discussions and exchanges, the international standard was successfully released.