Definition(s)
Complex Lifting Appliance
power driven lifting appliances with high capacity and/or high risks.
NOTE: Complex lifting appliances include, but are not limited to: Offshore cranes, BOP cranes, draw works, launching appliances for lifeboats, tower cranes, mobile cranes etc.
Source: Rules for Classification and Construction, IV Industrial Services, 6 Offshore Technology, 9 Guideline for Personnel Transfers by Means of Lifting Appliances, Edition 2011, Germanischer Lloyd SE, Global Standards