Designation:F1019M−00(Reapproved2012)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforSteelDeckGearStowageBox[Metric]1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1019M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversthedesign,material,andmanufactureofsteeldeckgearstowageboxes.1.2Thisspecificationshallnotbeusedforlifepreserverorpyrotechnicstowage.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A36/A36MSpecificationforCarbonStructuralSteelA123/A123MSpecificationforZinc(Hot-DipGalvanized)CoatingsonIronandSteelProducts2.2OtherDocuments:ABSRulesforBuildingandClassingSteelVessels3SSPCSpecification64AWSD1.1StructuralWeldingCode53.Classification3.1DeckGearStowageBoxes,shallbethefollowingtypes:3.1.1TypeI—ConformingtoalldimensionsinFig.1,Fig.2,Fig.3,Fig.4,Fig.5,Fig.6,Fig.7,Fig.8,andFig.9.3.1.2TypeII—ConformingonlytoFig.1configurationandmeetingtherequirementsofSections4–7,dimensionsandmaterialspecificationmadetofituniquerequirementsofcustomer.4.OrderingInformation4.1OrderusingthisASTMdesignation,yearofissue,andtype.5.MaterialsandManufacture5.1Materials:5.1.1ThesteelforthedeckboxshallbeinaccordancewithSpecificationA36/A36M.5.1.2Nuts,bolts,andwashersshallbecorrosion-resistantmaterials.5.1.3Materialsusedinconstructionofthisboxanditspackagingshallbefreeofasbestosandcadmium.5.2Manufacture:5.2.1Stowageboxesshallbeconstructedinaccordancewithfiguresappearinginthisstandard.5.2.2WeldingshallbeinaccordancewithABSRulesforBuildingandClassingSteelVesselsorAWSD1.1StructuralWeldingCodeunlessotherwisespecified.6.DimensionsandTolerances6.1Dimensionsareasindicated.6.2Tolerance—1.5mm(61⁄16in.).7.Workmanship,Finish,andAppearance7.1Theentireassemblyshallbe...