Further duties of operator of aerial ropeway
19A.—(1)  The operator of an aerial ropeway shall ensure that —
(a)a visual inspection is performed on every grip of the aerial ropeway at least once every year, or such other interval as the manufacturer of the aerial ropeway may recommend for such inspection, whichever is the shorter;
(b)one or more types of non‑destructive testing inspection (other than a visual inspection) is performed on every grip of the aerial ropeway at least once every 5 years, or such other interval as the manufacturer of the aerial ropeway may recommend for such inspection, whichever is the shorter;
(c)the results of each of the inspections referred to in sub‑paragraphs (a) and (b) are certified by a qualified person;
(d)a visual inspection and a rope scan are performed on the carrying‑hauling ropes, hauling ropes and track ropes in accordance with the inspection methods specified in the current version of the standard BS EN 12929 (Parts 1 and 2) issued by British Standards Institution at the following intervals:
(i)a visual inspection of every carrying‑hauling rope, hauling rope and track rope at least once a month, or such other interval as the manufacturer of the aerial ropeway may recommend for such inspection, whichever is the shorter; and
(ii)a rope scan of every carrying‑hauling rope, hauling rope and track rope at least once every 6 months, or such other interval as the manufacturer of the aerial ropeway may recommend for such scan, whichever is the shorter; and
(e)a rope scan referred to in sub‑paragraph (d) is conducted by a person who has such knowledge, training and experience to carry out the rope scan and interpret the results in accordance with the requirements specified in the current version of the standard BS EN 12929 (Parts 1 and 2).
(2)  In this regulation —
“grip”, in relation to an aerial ropeway, means a device which attaches the hanger to the rope, whereby the hanger is the load bearing structure from the rope to the carriage which carries the patrons;
“rope scan” means a thorough examination of a rope over the entire length of the rope by means of a defectographic inspection or other similar methods.
[S 229/2014 wef 01/04/2014]