Rubber Fender Certification Program
Rubber Fender Durability Certification
In port construction projects by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan, a “Certification of Rubber Fender Durability” is required, as stipulated in the Standard Specifications for Port Construction. This certificate is issued by SCOPE.
The Certification of Rubber Fender Durability is based on PIANC’s Guidelines for the Design of Fender Systems: 2002, and the detailed procedures are described in the Guidelines for the Design and Testing Methods of Rubber Fenders published by the Coastal Development Institute of Technology (CDIT).
SCOPE has developed its own implementation guidelines that further specify these procedures, ensuring accurate testing and rigorous evaluation.
In addition, PIANC’s guidelines were newly issued in 2024, and revisions to both CDIT’s guidelines and SCOPE’s implementation guidelines are also planned. With a commitment to globally recognized evaluation standards, we aim to issue the most fair and stringent Certificate of Rubber Fender Durability in the world.
Regulations for rubber fender durability certification
- Rubber Fender Durability Certification Test Implementation Standards
- Rubber Fender Durability Certification Test Implementation Standards (Details)
Rubber Fender Test Environment Certification
In response to the issue of data falsification in rubber fender compression tests that occurred in 2021, SCOPE launched the “Rubber Fender Testing Environment Certification Program” in 2023.
To ensure the quality of rubber fenders, which play a vital role in the safety of ships and port facilities for berthing and mooring, the program evaluates compliance with 85 specific requirements designed to achieve the following four objectives:
１．Compliance with requirements for static compression testing of rubber fenders
２．Elimination of opportunities for data falsification
３．Integrity of statistical values in fender test data
４．Establishment of corporate systems to prevent data falsification
This certificate is now mandatory for fenders used in port construction projects by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan, as stated in the Standard Specifications for Port & Harbor works. It is also widely required by many local governments and private companies in Japan. Furthermore, there is a certain movement in overseas ports to require this certificate in the procurement specifications.
By adopting this system, we aim to contribute to creating a fair market where port owners around the world can reliably procure high-quality rubber fenders with required performance.
Regulations for rubber fender test environment certification
- The Scheme of Examination and Certification for Rubber Fender test Environment
- Flow of Rubber Fender Test Environment Certification
- The implementation procedures for Examination and Certification of Rubber Fenders Test Environment
- Appendix 1
- Examination and Certification of Rubber Fenders test environment Examination Standard
- Appendix A
- Examination and Certification of Rubber Fenders test environment Application Form List
- A-5E Proper paper record