Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a)
The Department shall perform engineering reviews in support of type
certifications/amended type certifications and individual
approvals/supplemental modification certifications. The manufacturer or owner,
as appropriate, shall ensure that all documents submitted conform to accepted
engineering practice and reflect sound engineering principals.
(b) Unless waived by the Department, ride
drawings shall be required for all applications for type certifications/amended
type certifications and individual approvals/supplemental modification
certifications. All ride drawings submitted as part of an application shall
clearly depict the following in appropriate views and cross-sections:
1. Dimensions and tolerances and other
important characteristics;
2.
General drawings or diagrams in plan, elevation, and section views showing the
general arrangement of components and operating clearance envelopes;
3. Assembly and sub-assembly drawings that
provide additional views of areas not clearly discernable from the general
drawings and providing clear identification and specification of all
components, including proper adjustment(s), fastener tightening specifications,
descriptions of other materials or lubricants used, any other important
information;
4. Detailed drawings
of all components specifically manufactured for use in the amusement ride,
device, or modification shall not be required unless a specific drawing is
needed for verification. However, such drawings shall be available from the
manufacturer as per N.J.A.C. 5:14A-5;
5. Illustrations or narrative, as
appropriate, to provide a clear understanding of the function and relationship
of each important part of the amusement ride, device, or
modification;
6. Slewing gears,
hoisting, and swiveling mechanisms, including their support arrangements,
drives, controls, and lifting, and swiveling mechanisms;
7. Tubs, carriages, gondolas, or other
devices illustrated in all necessary views and cross sections with details of
the overall dimensions;
8. Vehicles
or carriages with details of traveling, guide, safety, and upstop wheels,
bearings, axles, shafts, and their attachments and possible ranges of motion in
relation to the vehicle, steering and control, anti-rollback devices, drives,
and mechanisms, brakes, and anchoring to the foundation;
9. Electrical, electronic, pneumatic, and
hydraulic circuit and wiring diagrams; and
10. Control system documentation, including
circuit wiring and logic diagrams.
(c) The manufacturer or owner shall provide
to the Department and to the foundation designer a detailed list of maximum
loadings on ground or foundation support locations.
(d) The manufacturer or owner shall provide
the manuals required by
5:14A-2.14 as part of the ride
design package.
(e) A special
engineering review that focuses on a specific aspect of a ride may be
undertaken by the Department to meet a specific need. Such a special
engineering review may be undertaken in response to any of the following:
1. Accidents involving this ride or ride
type;
2. A pattern of accidents or
mechanical failures involving this ride or ride type;
3. Excessive maintenance or inspection(s)
that may indicate a design defect;
4. The issuance of service bulletins, as
described in these rules;
5. A
serious defect found in the field during inspection; or
6. A major modification to a ride having a
type certification, amended type certification, individual approval, or
supplemental modification certification.
