Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 62/02 Mechanical Connections Between Vehicles) 2007 Amendment 1 (Cth)

Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 62/02 – Mechanical Connections Between Vehicles) 2007 Amendment 1

I, ANTHONY NORMAN ALBANESE, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, determine this vehicle standard under section 7 of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989.

Dated               28        January  2010

[Signed]

Anthony Norman Albanese

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

CONTENTS

1. LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS............................................................................ 3

1. AMENDMENT OF VEHICLE STANDARD...................................................... 3

SCHEDULE 1.................................................................................................................... 4

1. LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

1.1.Name of Legislative Instrument

1.1.1.This instrument is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 62/02 – Mechanical Connections Between Vehicles) 2007 Amendment 1.

1.2.Commencement

1.2.1.This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

1. AMENDMENT OF VEHICLE STANDARD

2.1.The changes specified in Schedule 1 amend Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 62/02 – Mechanical Connections Between Vehicles) 2007.

SCHEDULE 1

1. Clause 13.3.1.1.2 amend to read “For vehicles towing trailers over 23.5 tonnes ‘ATM’, and ‘Converter Dollies’ the lesser of 350 kN; or”

1. Clause 13.4.2.1 amend to read “Longitudinal tension (N) = 9.81 x ‘ATM’ (kg); and”

1. Clause 13.4.2.2 amend to read “vertical tension (N) = 0.5 x 9.81 x ‘ATM’ (kg).”

1. Clause 14.2.1.1.2 amend to read “For trailers over 23.5 tonnes ‘ATM’ and all ‘Converter Dollies’, the lesser of 350 kN or 2.25 x ‘Coupling’ ‘D-value’ (kN) for the ‘Coupling’ ‘D-value’ at which the ‘Drawbar’ is rated.”

1. Clause 14.3.1.3 amend to read “For trailers over 3.5 tonnes ‘ATM’, the safety chain must be made from steel of a minimum 800 MPa breaking stress, conforming to the mechanical properties of Grade T chain as specified in AS 2321 - 2001 Short Link Chain for Lifting Purposes and must be of a size such that the minimum breaking load exceeds the ‘ATM’, or a size as shown in Table 1.”

1. Following clause 14.3.1.3 insert table as shown:

‘Aggregate Trailer Mass’ (tonnes)	Chain Size (millimetres)	Minimum Chain Breaking Load (tonnes)
Over 3 .5 and up to 5.0	6	5.1
Over 5.0 and up to 8.0	8	8.2
Over 8.0 and up to 12.5	10	12.8
Over 12.5 and up to 21.5	13	21.7
Over 21.5 and up to 32.5	16	32.8
Over 32.5	19	46.5

Table 1: Safety Chain Size Selection

1. Clause 14.4.2.1 amend to read “Longitudinal tension (N) = 9.81 x ‘ATM’ (kg); and”

1. Clause 14.4.2.2 amend to read “vertical tension (N) = 0.5 x 9.81 x ‘ATM’ (kg).”

1. Insert new clause 5.2 “The ‘Tow Coupling Overhang’ must not exceed, in the case of an NC vehicle designed for use in ‘Road Trains’, 2.7m.”