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Kick-Off Meeting Templates for Newbuilding
April 2016
Rule Note NR 540 DT R03 E
Marine and Offshore Division 92571 Neuilly sur Seine Cedex – France
Tel: + 33 (0)1 55 24 70 00 – Fax: + 33 (0)1 55 24 70 25 Website: http://www.veristar.com
Email: [email protected] 2016 Bureau Veritas - All rights reserved
ARTICLE 1
1.1. - BUREAU VERITAS is a Society the purpose of whose Marine & Offshore Division (the "Society") isthe classification (" Classification ") of any ship or vessel or offshore unit or structure of any type or part ofit or system therein collectively hereinafter referred to as a "Unit" whether linked to shore, river bed or seabed or not, whether operated or located at sea or in inland waters or partly on land, including submarines,hovercrafts, drilling rigs, offshore installations of any type and of any purpose, their related and ancillaryequipment, subsea or not, such as well head and pipelines, mooring legs and mooring points or otherwiseas decided by the Society.The Society:
• "prepares and publishes Rules for classification, Guidance Notes and other documents (" Rules ");
• "issues Certificates, Attestations and Reports following its interventions (" Certificates ");• "publishes Registers.
1.2. - The Society also participates in the application of National and International Regulations or Stand-ards, in particular by delegation from different Governments. Those activities are hereafter collectively re-ferred to as " Certification ".1.3. - The Society can also provide services related to Classification and Certification such as ship andcompany safety management certification; ship and port security certification, training activities; all activi-ties and duties incidental thereto such as documentation on any supporting means, software, instrumen-tation, measurements, tests and trials on board.
1.4. - The interventions mentioned in 1.1., 1.2. and 1.3. are referred to as " Services ". The party and/or itsrepresentative requesting the services is hereinafter referred to as the " Client ". The Services are pre-pared and carried out on the assumption that the Clients are aware of the International Maritimeand/or Offshore Industry (the "Industry") practices.
1.5. - The Society is neither and may not be considered as an Underwriter, Broker in ship's sale or char-tering, Expert in Unit's valuation, Consulting Engineer, Controller, Naval Architect, Manufacturer, Ship-builder, Repair yard, Charterer or Shipowner who are not relieved of any of their expressed or impliedobligations by the interventions of the Society.ARTICLE 2
2.1. - Classification is the appraisement given by the Society for its Client, at a certain date, following sur-veys by its Surveyors along the lines specified in Articles 3 and 4 hereafter on the level of compliance ofa Unit to its Rules or part of them. This appraisement is represented by a class entered on the Certificatesand periodically transcribed in the Society's Register.
2.2. - Certification is carried out by the Society along the same lines as set out in Articles 3 and 4 hereafterand with reference to the applicable National and International Regulations or Standards.
2.3. - It is incumbent upon the Client to maintain the condition of the Unit after surveys, to presentthe Unit for surveys and to inform the Society without delay of circumstances which may affect thegiven appraisement or cause to modify its scope.2.4. - The Client is to give to the Society all access and information necessary for the safe and efficientperformance of the requested Services. The Client is the sole responsible for the conditions of presenta-tion of the Unit for tests, trials and surveys and the conditions under which tests and trials are carried out.
ARTICLE 33.1. - The Rules, procedures and instructions of the Society take into account at the date of theirpreparation the state of currently available and proven technical knowledge of the Industry. Theyare a collection of minimum requirements but not a standard or a code of construction neither aguide for maintenance, a safety handbook or a guide of professional practices, all of which areassumed to be known in detail and carefully followed at all times by the Client.Committees consisting of personalities from the Industry contribute to the development of those docu-ments.3.2. - The Society only is qualified to apply its Rules and to interpret them. Any reference to themhas no effect unless it involves the Society's intervention.3.3. - The Services of the Society are carried out by professional Surveyors according to the applicableRules and to the Code of Ethics of the Society. Surveyors have authority to decide locally on matters re-lated to classification and certification of the Units, unless the Rules provide otherwise.
3.4. - The operations of the Society in providing its Services are exclusively conducted by way of ran-dom inspections and do not in any circumstances involve monitoring or exhaustive verification.
ARTICLE 44.1. - The Society, acting by reference to its Rules:
• "reviews the construction arrangements of the Units as shown on the documents presented by the Cli-ent;
• "conducts surveys at the place of their construction;
• "classes Units and enters their class in its Register;• "surveys periodically the Units in service to note that the requirements for the maintenance of class are
met. The Client is to inform the Society without delay of circumstances which may cause the date or theextent of the surveys to be changed.ARTICLE 5
5.1. - The Society acts as a provider of services. This cannot be construed as an obligation bearingon the Society to obtain a result or as a warranty.
5.2. - The certificates issued by the Society pursuant to 5.1. here above are a statement on the levelof compliance of the Unit to its Rules or to the documents of reference for the Services provided for.
In particular, the Society does not engage in any work relating to the design, building, productionor repair checks, neither in the operation of the Units or in their trade, neither in any advisory serv-ices, and cannot be held liable on those accounts. Its certificates cannot be construed as an im-plied or express warranty of safety, fitness for the purpose, seaworthiness of the Unit or of its valuefor sale, insurance or chartering.
5.3. - The Society does not declare the acceptance or commissioning of a Unit, nor of its construc-tion in conformity with its design, that being the exclusive responsibility of its owner or builder.
5.4. - The Services of the Society cannot create any obligation bearing on the Society or constitute anywarranty of proper operation, beyond any representation set forth in the Rules, of any Unit, equipment ormachinery, computer software of any sort or other comparable concepts that has been subject to any sur-vey by the Society.
ARTICLE 6
6.1. - The Society accepts no responsibility for the use of information related to its Services which was notprovided for the purpose by the Society or with its assistance.
6.2. - If the Services of the Society or their omission cause to the Client a damage which is provedto be the direct and reasonably foreseeable consequence of an error or omission of the Society,its liability towards the Client is limited to ten times the amount of fee paid for the Service havingcaused the damage, provided however that this limit shall be subject to a minimum of eight thou-sand (8,000) Euro, and to a maximum which is the greater of eight hundred thousand (800,000)Euro and one and a half times the above mentioned fee. These limits apply regardless of fault in-cluding breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort, strict liability, breach of statute, etc.The Society bears no liability for indirect or consequential loss whether arising naturally or not asa consequence of the Services or their omission such as loss of revenue, loss of profit, loss of pro-duction, loss relative to other contracts and indemnities for termination of other agreements.
6.3. - All claims are to be presented to the Society in writing within three months of the date when the Serv-ices were supplied or (if later) the date when the events which are relied on of were first known to the Client,and any claim which is not so presented shall be deemed waived and absolutely barred. Time is to be in-terrupted thereafter with the same periodicity. ARTICLE 7
7.1. - Requests for Services are to be in writing.
7.2. - Either the Client or the Society can terminate as of right the requested Services after givingthe other party thirty days' written notice, for convenience, and without prejudice to the provisionsin Article 8 hereunder.
7.3. - The class granted to the concerned Units and the previously issued certificates remain valid until thedate of effect of the notice issued according to 7.2. here above subject to compliance with 2.3. here aboveand Article 8 hereunder.7.4. - The contract for classification and/or certification of a Unit cannot be transferred neither assigned.
ARTICLE 8
8.1. - The Services of the Society, whether completed or not, involve, for the part carried out, the paymentof fee upon receipt of the invoice and the reimbursement of the expenses incurred.
8.2. - Overdue amounts are increased as of right by interest in accordance with the applicable leg-islation.
8.3. - The class of a Unit may be suspended in the event of non-payment of fee after a first unfruitfulnotification to pay.
ARTICLE 9
9.1. - The documents and data provided to or prepared by the Society for its Services, and the informationavailable to the Society, are treated as confidential. However:
• "Clients have access to the data they have provided to the Society and, during the period of classifica-tion of the Unit for them, to the classification file consisting of survey reports and certificates which have been prepared at any time by the Society for the classification of the Unit ;
• "copy of the documents made available for the classification of the Unit and of available survey reports can be handed over to another Classification Society, where appropriate, in case of the Unit's transfer of class;
• "the data relative to the evolution of the Register, to the class suspension and to the survey status of the Units, as well as general technical information related to hull and equipment damages, may be passed on to IACS (International Association of Classification Societies) according to the association working rules;
• "the certificates, documents and information relative to the Units classed with the Society may be reviewed during certificating bodies audits and are disclosed upon order of the concerned governmen-tal or inter-governmental authorities or of a Court having jurisdiction.
The documents and data are subject to a file management plan.
ARTICLE 10
10.1. - Any delay or shortcoming in the performance of its Services by the Society arising from an eventnot reasonably foreseeable by or beyond the control of the Society shall be deemed not to be a breach ofcontract.
ARTICLE 11
11.1. - In case of diverging opinions during surveys between the Client and the Society's surveyor, the So-ciety may designate another of its surveyors at the request of the Client.
11.2. - Disagreements of a technical nature between the Client and the Society can be submitted by theSociety to the advice of its Marine Advisory Committee.
ARTICLE 1212.1. - Disputes over the Services carried out by delegation of Governments are assessed within theframework of the applicable agreements with the States, international Conventions and national rules.12.2. - Disputes arising out of the payment of the Society's invoices by the Client are submitted to the Courtof Nanterre, France, or to another Court as deemed fit by the Society.12.3. - Other disputes over the present General Conditions or over the Services of the Society areexclusively submitted to arbitration, by three arbitrators, in London according to the ArbitrationAct 1996 or any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof. The contract between the Societyand the Client shall be governed by English law.
ARTICLE 13
13.1. - These General Conditions constitute the sole contractual obligations binding together theSociety and the Client, to the exclusion of all other representation, statements, terms, conditionswhether express or implied. They may be varied in writing by mutual agreement. They are not var-ied by any purchase order or other document of the Client serving similar purpose.13.2. - The invalidity of one or more stipulations of the present General Conditions does not affect the va-lidity of the remaining provisions. 13.3. - The definitions herein take precedence over any definitions serving the same purpose which mayappear in other documents issued by the Society.
BV Mod. Ad. ME 545 L - 7 January 2013
MARINE & OFFSHORE DIVISIONGENERAL CONDITIONS
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KICK-OFF MEETING TEMPLATES FOR NEWBUILDING 1 General The hull surveys for new constructions are to be carried out in accordance with the requirements of NR467 Rules for Steel Ships, Part A, Ch 3, Sec 7, related to the documentation to be available for the Surveyor during construction, the Ship Construction File, the Newbuilding survey planning and the examination and test plan for newbuilding activities. This Rule Note details the kick-off meeting templates, as per annexed Table 1 "Kick-off meeting template for general items" and Table 2 "Kick-off meeting template for hull items", listing the items of specific activities which the Shipbuilder is to discuss with the Society prior to commencing any newbuilding project. The templates given in Tab 1 and Tab 2 are downloadable as Excel files from Bureau Veritas Marine web site www.veristar.com, in the section “Download”.
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Tabl
e 1:
Kic
k-of
f mee
ting
tem
plat
e fo
r gen
eral
item
s
KIC
K-O
FF M
EETI
NG
REC
OR
D
SHIP
NA
ME
B
V R
eg. N
o.
LE
AD
ER S
HIP
BV
No.
SHIP
BU
ILD
ER
SH
IPY
AR
D
H
ULL
No.
OW
NER
FLA
G
M
EETI
NG
DA
TE
NA
ME
& P
OSI
TIO
N
SIG
NA
TUR
E N
AM
E &
PO
SITI
ON
SI
GN
ATU
RE
NA
ME
& P
OSI
TIO
N
SIG
NA
TUR
E
Sche
dule
d st
eel c
utti
ng
Sche
dule
d ke
el la
ying
Sc
hedu
led
laun
chin
g Sc
hedu
led
sea
tria
l Sc
hedu
led
deliv
ery
date
Item
D
escr
iptio
n R
FC /
Con
trac
t rev
iew
A
gree
men
t R
emar
k
Cla
ss s
ymbo
l and
C
onst
ruct
ion
mar
ks
Serv
ice
nota
tion
s an
d
Nav
igat
ion
nota
tion
s
Add
itio
nal c
lass
not
atio
ns
(if
ALM
/ALP
, lis
t of
cov
ered
it
ems
to b
e ag
reed
)
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Stat
utor
y su
rvey
s as
per
RFC
w
ithi
n th
e sc
ope
of t
he
follo
win
g ce
rtifi
cate
s
(ver
ify fl
ag a
utho
riza
tion
)
Oth
er s
urve
ys f
or is
suan
ce
of t
he f
ollo
win
g at
test
atio
ns
Item
D
escr
iptio
n or
D
etai
l of d
iscu
ssio
n, B
V P
ropo
sal
Agr
eem
ent,
Rep
ly o
r
Act
ion
by
Rem
ark
/ Con
clus
ion
Follo
w-u
p / D
ue d
ate
App
licab
le r
ules
: BV
Rul
es,
Stat
utor
y R
ules
, Fla
g R
ules
(to
be
avai
labl
e at
the
Shi
pyar
d)
List
of d
raw
ings
and
doc
umen
ts
to b
e su
bmit
ted
(dra
win
gs a
s pe
r ru
les,
list
ava
ilabl
e in
VPM
)
List
of
mat
eria
ls a
nd e
quip
men
t to
be
cert
ified
by
the
Soci
ety
(list
av
aila
ble
in V
PM o
r N
R26
6)
Stat
utor
y m
ater
ials
and
eq
uipm
ent
to b
e ce
rtifi
ed
(lis
t av
aila
ble
in V
PM o
r N
R26
6)
List
of
subc
ontr
acto
rs w
ith
cont
acts
to
be p
rovi
ded
by
the
Bui
lder
(de
sign
, hul
l co
nstr
ucti
on, N
DT,
mac
hine
ry,
elec
tric
ity,
etc
.)
Bui
lder
is t
o pr
ovid
e Su
rvey
or's
co
ntac
t du
ring
the
con
stru
ctio
n (a
ddre
ss, m
obile
, fax
, e-m
ail,
orga
niza
tion
cha
rt, e
tc.)
Cir
cula
tion
and
dis
trib
utio
n of
dr
awin
gs a
nd d
ocum
ents
be
twee
n B
uild
er/S
hipy
ard
and
the
Soci
ety
to b
e ag
reed
upo
n
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Soci
ety
inte
rven
tion
pro
cedu
re
to b
e ag
reed
upo
n: I
nter
vent
ion
form
, not
ifica
tion
tim
e.
Ship
yard
is t
o pe
rfor
m t
heir
ow
n in
spec
tion
pri
or t
o So
ciet
y su
rvey
. Saf
ety
duri
ng s
urve
y
Insp
ecti
on p
lan
(wit
ness
and
no
tifie
d po
ints
, etc
.) t
o be
su
bmit
ted
by t
he B
uild
er
for
Soci
ety
cons
ider
atio
n
Uns
ched
uled
or
patr
ol
insp
ecti
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(the
Soc
iety
may
pe
rfor
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atro
l ins
pect
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a
t an
y ti
me
duri
ng t
he
cons
truc
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). S
hipy
ard
is t
o gi
ve
free
acc
ess
on b
oard
and
in
wor
ksho
ps t
o Su
rvey
or.
The
Soci
ety
is t
o in
form
of
likel
y in
terv
als
for
patr
ol a
ctiv
itie
s
Proc
ess
to is
sue
and
clea
r no
n-co
nfor
mit
ies
on r
evie
wed
dr
awin
gs. T
hose
rai
sed
duri
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surv
eys
are
to b
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reed
upo
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Ship
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fab
rica
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sta
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CS
reco
mm
enda
tion
47
or
a re
cogn
ized
sta
ndar
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acce
pted
by
the
Soci
ety
Qua
lity
mee
ting
s w
ith
the
Bui
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/Shi
pyar
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deem
ed
nece
ssar
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ubje
cts
such
as
(but
no
t lim
ited
to)
: add
itio
nal
surv
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issi
ng d
raw
ings
or
cert
ifica
tes,
pen
ding
rem
arks
, et
c. M
inut
es t
o be
rec
orde
d
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Doc
umen
ts g
iven
to
the
Bui
lder
du
ring
the
kic
k-of
f m
eeti
ng: a
ny
docu
men
ts d
eem
ed n
eces
sary
, su
ch a
s (b
ut n
ot li
mit
ed t
o): l
ist
of d
raw
ings
and
mat
eria
ls t
o be
ce
rtifi
ed o
r N
R47
6, A
ppro
val
Test
ing
of W
elde
rs
Doc
umen
ts r
eque
sted
from
the
B
uild
er d
urin
g th
e ki
ck-o
ff
mee
ting
, suc
h as
(bu
t no
t lim
ited
to
): b
lock
pla
n, in
spec
tion
pla
n,
ND
T pl
an a
nd r
epor
ts, W
PS a
nd
WPQ
R, t
ank
test
list
Doc
umen
ts r
eque
sted
from
the
B
uild
er b
efor
e sh
ip d
eliv
ery,
su
ch a
s (b
ut n
ot li
mit
ed t
o):
com
mis
sion
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and
test
rec
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, do
ck t
rial
rec
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, sea
tri
al
reco
rds
Doc
umen
ts is
sued
to
the
Bui
lder
/Clie
nt a
t sh
ip d
eliv
ery,
su
ch a
s (b
ut n
ot li
mit
ed t
o):
clas
s an
d st
atut
ory
cert
ific
ates
, at
test
atio
ns
Plan
app
rova
l loc
atio
ns
Mis
cella
neou
s
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Ta
ble
2: K
ick-
off m
eetin
g te
mpl
ate
for h
ull i
tem
s Reference
Ship
build
ing
func
tion
Surv
ey
requ
irem
ents
fo
r cl
assi
ficat
ion
Surv
ey
met
hod
requ
ired
fo
r cl
assi
ficat
ion
BV
Rul
es
(IA
CS)
re
fere
nces
(1
)
Stat
utor
y re
quir
emen
ts
and
rele
vant
re
fere
nce
Doc
umen
tati
on
avai
labl
e to
the
Su
rvey
or d
urin
g co
nstr
ucti
on
Doc
umen
tati
on
for
the
ship
co
nstr
ucti
on
file
Spec
ific
ac
tivi
ties
Prop
osal
of
the
Soci
ety
fo
r th
e pr
ojec
t
Sh
ipbu
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alit
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ntro
l fu
ncti
on
1 W
eldi
ng
1.1
Wel
ding
co
nsum
able
s C
lass
ifica
tion
appr
oved
se
para
tely
at t
he
man
ufac
ture
r
Rev
iew
of
appr
oval
sta
tus
and
patr
ol,
veri
ficat
ion
of
stor
age,
han
dlin
g an
d tr
eatm
ent i
n ac
cord
ance
with
th
e m
anuf
actu
rer'
s re
quir
emen
ts
Pt B
, Ch
11,
Sec
1 (U
R W
17)
C
onsu
mab
le
spec
ifica
tion
and
appr
oval
sta
tus
not r
equi
red
To id
entif
y co
nsum
able
s ag
ains
t app
rove
d lis
t
To v
erify
tem
pora
ry a
nd
perm
anen
t sto
rage
faci
litie
s e.
g. k
ept d
ry,
cove
red,
whe
re
appl
icab
le
heat
ed
To v
erify
trac
eabi
lity
e.g.
ran
dom
ba
tch
num
ber
chec
king
1.2
Wel
der
qual
ifica
tion
Q
ualif
ied
wel
ders
R
evie
w o
f wel
der
cert
ifica
tion
and
patr
ol
Pt B
, Ch
11,
Sec
1
(Rec
. 47)
Sh
ipya
rd r
ecor
ds
with
indi
vidu
al's
id
entif
icat
ion
not r
equi
red
To v
erify
wel
der
qual
ifica
tion
stan
dard
, e.
g. c
lass
of r
ecog
nise
d st
anda
rd a
ppro
val
To v
erify
that
wel
der
is
appr
oved
for
wel
d po
sitio
n
To v
erify
val
idity
of
qual
ifica
tion
cert
ifica
te
(1)
BV
Rul
es r
efer
to N
R46
7, e
xcep
t oth
erw
ise
indi
cate
d.
IAC
S R
ecom
men
datio
ns a
re n
ot m
anda
tory
req
uire
men
ts.
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Reference
Ship
build
ing
func
tion
Surv
ey
requ
irem
ents
fo
r cl
assi
ficat
ion
Surv
ey
met
hod
requ
ired
fo
r cl
assi
ficat
ion
BV
Rul
es
(IA
CS)
re
fere
nces
(1
)
Stat
utor
y re
quir
emen
ts
and
rele
vant
re
fere
nce
Doc
umen
tati
on
avai
labl
e to
the
Su
rvey
or d
urin
g co
nstr
ucti
on
Doc
umen
tati
on
for
the
ship
co
nstr
ucti
on
file
Spec
ific
ac
tivi
ties
Prop
osal
of
the
Soci
ety
fo
r th
e pr
ojec
t
1.3
Wel
ding
-
mec
hani
cal
prop
erti
es
(wel
ding
pr
oced
ures
)
All
wel
d jo
int
conf
igur
atio
ns,
posi
tions
and
mat
eria
ls
to b
e co
vere
d by
w
eld
proc
edur
es
appr
oved
by
the
Soci
ety
or b
y
anot
her
IAC
S
mem
ber
avai
labl
e
Rev
iew
and
pat
rol
NR
216
Mat
eria
ls &
W
eldi
ng,
Cha
pter
5
(UR
W28
)
A
ppro
ved
wel
d pr
oced
ure
spec
ifica
tion
and
wel
ding
pla
n re
leva
nt to
the
ship
pr
ojec
t or
proc
ess
not r
equi
red
To v
erify
pro
cedu
res
are
avai
labl
e at
rel
evan
t w
orks
tatio
ns
The
Soci
ety
witn
esse
s
all n
ew w
eld
proc
edur
e
qual
ifica
tion
test
s ca
rrie
d ou
t in
the
Ship
yard
whe
neve
r
the
Soci
ety
is
surv
eyin
g in
the
Ship
yard
Witn
ess
To v
erify
wel
d pr
oced
ure
reco
rds
have
bee
n
appr
oved
and
cov
er a
ll w
eld
proc
esse
s an
d po
sitio
ns in
acc
orda
nce
with
cla
ssifi
catio
n or
re
cogn
ised
sta
ndar
ds a
nd
are
avai
labl
e fo
r th
e Su
rvey
ors
refe
renc
e
1.3a
W
eldi
ng
equi
pmen
t C
orre
ctly
cal
ibra
ted
and
mai
ntai
ned
Rev
iew
and
pat
rol
Ship
build
ers
mai
nten
ance
and
ca
libra
tion
reco
rds
not r
equi
red
To v
erify
con
ditio
n of
m
achi
nery
and
equ
ipm
ent
To v
erify
mac
hine
s
are
calib
rate
d by
ap
prop
riat
e st
aff
To v
erify
cal
ibra
tion
carr
ied
out i
n ac
cord
ance
w
ith m
anuf
actu
rer'
s re
com
men
datio
ns
To v
erify
cal
ibra
tion
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith
mai
nten
ance
sch
edul
e
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ing
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tion
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irem
ents
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ion
Surv
ey
met
hod
requ
ired
fo
r cl
assi
ficat
ion
BV
Rul
es
(IA
CS)
re
fere
nces
(1
)
Stat
utor
y re
quir
emen
ts
and
rele
vant
re
fere
nce
Doc
umen
tati
on
avai
labl
e to
the
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rvey
or d
urin
g co
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ucti
on
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umen
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on
for
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co
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ucti
on
file
Spec
ific
ac
tivi
ties
Prop
osal
of
the
Soci
ety
fo
r th
e pr
ojec
t
1.3b
W
eldi
ng
envi
ronm
ent
Satis
fact
ory
envi
ronm
ent
Patr
ol
Pt B
, Ch
11,
Sec
1
(Rec
. 47)
not r
equi
red
To v
erify
wel
ding
are
as
are
clea
n, d
ry, w
ell l
it
To c
onfir
m r
elev
ant
mea
sure
s ar
e ta
ken
for
any
pr
e or
pos
t hea
t tre
atm
ent,
dryi
ng o
f sur
face
s pr
ior
to
wel
ding
To c
onfir
m s
hiel
ding
gas
es
and
fluxe
s ar
e pr
otec
ted
1.3c
W
eldi
ng
supe
rvis
ion
Suffi
cien
t num
ber
of
skill
ed s
uper
viso
rs
Rev
iew
and
pat
rol
Pt B
, Ch
11,
Sec
1
(Rec
. 20
and
Rec
. 47)
To
ver
ify th
at s
uper
visi
on
is e
ffect
ive
1.4
Wel
ding
- su
rfac
e di
scon
tinu
itie
s
Subs
tant
ially
free
fr
om s
igni
fican
t in
dica
tions
, sa
tisfa
ctor
y pr
ofile
an
d si
ze
Vis
ual
exam
inat
ion,
su
rfac
e de
tect
ion
tech
niqu
es, r
evie
w
of d
ocum
ents
and
pa
trol
of o
pera
tor
Pt B
, Ch
11,
Sec
1
(Rec
. 20
and
Rec
. 47)
Sh
ipbu
ilder
s an
d re
cogn
ised
st
anda
rds
and
Rul
es
as a
pplic
able
, w
eldi
ng a
nd
ND
E pl
ans,
ND
E re
port
s, o
pera
tor
qual
ifica
tions
not r
equi
red
To id
entif
y w
orks
tatio
ns
whe
re N
DE
is c
arri
ed o
ut,
e.g.
pan
el li
ne b
utt w
elds
, ca
stin
gs in
to h
ull s
truc
ture
To v
erify
that
ND
E is
ca
rrie
d ou
t in
acco
rdan
ce
with
app
rove
d pl
ans,
w
here
app
licab
le
To v
erify
sui
tabi
lity
of
ND
E m
etho
ds
To v
erify
that
ope
rato
rs
are
suita
bly
qual
ified
, pa
rtic
ular
ly w
here
su
b-co
ntra
ctor
s
have
bee
n em
ploy
ed
To v
erify
that
ND
E is
ca
rrie
d ou
t acc
ordi
ng to
th
e ac
cept
able
pro
cess
To r
evie
w N
DE
reco
rds
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ion
Surv
ey
met
hod
requ
ired
fo
r cl
assi
ficat
ion
BV
Rul
es
(IA
CS)
re
fere
nces
(1
)
Stat
utor
y re
quir
emen
ts
and
rele
vant
re
fere
nce
Doc
umen
tati
on
avai
labl
e to
the
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rvey
or d
urin
g co
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ucti
on
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umen
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on
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ucti
on
file
Spec
ific
ac
tivi
ties
Prop
osal
of
the
Soci
ety
fo
r th
e pr
ojec
t
1.5
Wel
ding
-
embe
dded
di
scon
tinu
itie
s
ND
E is
to b
e ca
rrie
d ou
t by
qual
ified
op
erat
ors
capa
ble
of
ens
urin
g th
at w
elds
ar
e su
bsta
ntia
lly fr
ee
from
sig
nific
ant
indi
catio
ns
Rad
iogr
aphy
and
ul
tras
onic
test
ing,
re
view
of
docu
men
ts a
nd
patr
ol o
f ope
rato
r,
exam
inat
ion
of
film
s
Pt B
, Ch
11,
Sec
1
(Rec
. 20
and
Rec
. 47)
Sh
ipbu
ilder
s an
d re
cogn
ised
st
anda
rds
and
Rul
es
as a
pplic
able
, w
eldi
ng a
nd N
DE
plan
s, N
DE
repo
rts,
op
erat
or
qual
ifica
tions
not r
equi
red
To id
entif
y w
orks
tatio
ns
whe
re N
DE
is c
arri
ed o
ut,
e.g.
pan
el li
ne b
utt w
elds
, ca
stin
gs in
to h
ull s
truc
ture
To v
erify
that
ND
E is
ca
rrie
d ou
t in
acco
rdan
ce
with
app
rove
d pl
ans,
w
here
app
licab
le
To v
erify
sui
tabi
lity
of
ND
E m
etho
ds
To v
erify
that
ope
rato
rs
are
suita
bly
qual
ified
, pa
rtic
ular
ly w
here
su
b-co
ntra
ctor
s
have
bee
n em
ploy
ed
To v
erify
that
rec
ords
hav
e be
en c
ompl
eted
and
are
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith r
ecog
nise
d st
anda
rds,
e.g
. IQ
I (Im
age
Qua
lity
Indi
cato
rs) a
nd th
at
sens
itivi
ty is
rec
orde
d
To v
erify
that
rep
orts
and
ra
diog
raph
s ha
ve b
een
eval
uate
d co
rrec
tly b
y th
e Sh
ipbu
ilder
. Sys
tem
atic
re
view
of r
adio
grap
hs to
be
carr
ied
out b
y th
e Su
rvey
or
To v
erify
that
equ
ipm
ent
calib
ratio
n is
sat
isfa
ctor
y an
d in
acc
orda
nce
with
m
anuf
actu
rers
and
re
cogn
ised
sta
ndar
ds
requ
irem
ents
To v
erify
that
ND
E is
ca
rrie
d ou
t acc
ordi
ng to
the
ac
cept
able
pro
cess
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irem
ents
fo
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assi
ficat
ion
Surv
ey
met
hod
requ
ired
fo
r cl
assi
ficat
ion
BV
Rul
es
(IA
CS)
re
fere
nces
(1
)
Stat
utor
y re
quir
emen
ts
and
rele
vant
re
fere
nce
Doc
umen
tati
on
avai
labl
e to
the
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rvey
or d
urin
g co
nstr
ucti
on
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umen
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on
for
the
ship
co
nstr
ucti
on
file
Spec
ific
ac
tivi
ties
Prop
osal
of
the
Soci
ety
fo
r th
e pr
ojec
t
2 St
eel
prep
arat
ion
and
fit-
up
2.1
Surf
ace
prep
arat
ion,
m
arki
ng a
nd
cutt
ing
Trac
eabi
lity
and
acce
ptab
ility
of
mat
eria
l, ch
eck
of s
teel
pl
ates
and
mat
eria
l ty
pe o
f pro
files
, sc
antli
ng id
entif
icat
ion,
te
stin
g m
arks
Patr
ol
Pt B
, Ch
11,
Sec
1
(Rec
. 47)
M
ater
ial c
ertif
icat
es,
Ship
build
er's
m
arki
ng /
cutti
ng
prod
uctio
n do
cum
ents
at t
he
wor
ksta
ge -
D
ocum
ents
ret
aine
d at
the
faci
lity
not r
equi
red
To v
erify
that
sto
ckya
rd
stor
age
is s
atis
fact
ory
To v
erify
mat
eria
l tr
acea
bilit
y, e
.g. s
tam
ping
id
entif
icat
ion
agai
nst
mat
eria
l cer
tific
atio
n,
arch
ivin
g of
rec
ords
To v
erify
tran
sfer
mar
king
af
ter
trea
tmen
t lin
e
To v
erify
sta
ndar
d of
sh
otbl
astin
g an
d pr
imin
g
To v
erify
sui
tabi
lity
of
pri
mer
To v
erify
that
ste
el g
rade
s ca
n be
iden
tifie
d
To v
erify
that
mac
hine
ry
is a
djus
ted
to b
e
mai
ntai
ned
with
in IA
CS
or
man
ufac
ture
rs
reco
mm
enda
tions
To v
erify
acc
urac
y of
m
arki
ng a
nd c
uttin
g
To v
erify
sto
rage
of
piec
e pa
rts
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irem
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assi
ficat
ion
Surv
ey
met
hod
requ
ired
fo
r cl
assi
ficat
ion
BV
Rul
es
(IA
CS)
re
fere
nces
(1
)
Stat
utor
y re
quir
emen
ts
and
rele
vant
re
fere
nce
Doc
umen
tati
on
avai
labl
e to
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on
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umen
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Spec
ific
ac
tivi
ties
Prop
osal
of
the
Soci
ety
fo
r th
e pr
ojec
t
2.2
Stra
ight
enin
g A
ppro
val o
f st
raig
hten
ing
m
etho
ds /
proc
edur
es
agai
nst d
efor
mat
ion
Patr
ol a
nd r
evie
w
Pt B
, Ch
11,
Sec
1
(Rec
. 47)
R
ecog
nise
d st
anda
rds,
app
rove
d pr
oced
ures
not r
equi
red
To v
erify
that
str
aigh
teni
ng
proc
esse
s ar
e ap
prov
ed fo
r th
e gr
ade
and
type
of s
teel
, e.
g. T
MC
P st
eels
, Z p
late
s
To v
erify
that
pla
tes
and
sect
ions
are
with
in
reco
gnis
ed to
lera
nces
2.3
Form
ing
Mai
ntai
n m
ater
ial
prop
ertie
s. A
ccep
tanc
e of
form
ing
met
hod
agai
nst u
npro
per
defo
rmat
ions
Patr
ol
Pt B
, Ch
11,
Sec
1
(Rec
. 47)
Sh
ipbu
ilder
s pr
oced
ure
for
hot
form
ing
not r
equi
red
To v
erify
that
tem
pera
ture
co
ntro
l is
exer
cise
d
by th
e op
erat
or
To v
erify
that
sui
tabl
e m
etho
ds o
f tem
pera
ture
co
ntro
l are
ava
ilabl
e
whe
n fo
rmin
g sp
ecia
l st
eels
and
mat
eria
ls
To v
erify
that
form
ing
proc
esse
s ar
e ac
cept
able
2.4
Con
form
ity
wit
h al
ignm
ent/
fi
t-up
/gap
cr
iter
ia
Che
ck a
lignm
ent/
fit
-up/
gap
agai
nst
refe
renc
e st
anda
rds
Patr
ol
Pt B
, Ch
11,
Sec
1
(Rec
. 47)
Sh
ipbu
ilder
s an
d re
cogn
ised
st
anda
rds
and
Rul
es, a
s ap
plic
able
not r
equi
red
To v
erify
the
proc
esse
s
ensu
ring
sat
isfa
ctor
y
fit-u
p an
d al
ignm
ent
at a
ll w
orks
tatio
ns
To v
erify
that
edg
e pr
epar
atio
ns a
re
re-i
nsta
ted
whe
re lo
st
duri
ng fi
tting
ope
ratio
ns
To v
erify
that
rem
edia
l pr
oced
ures
are
in p
lace
to
com
pens
ate
for
wid
e ga
ps
and
alig
nmen
t dev
iatio
ns
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ficat
ion
Surv
ey
met
hod
requ
ired
fo
r cl
assi
ficat
ion
BV
Rul
es
(IA
CS)
re
fere
nces
(1
)
Stat
utor
y re
quir
emen
ts
and
rele
vant
re
fere
nce
Doc
umen
tati
on
avai
labl
e to
the
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rvey
or d
urin
g co
nstr
ucti
on
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umen
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ucti
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Spec
ific
ac
tivi
ties
Prop
osal
of
the
Soci
ety
fo
r th
e pr
ojec
t
2.5
Con
form
ity
for
crit
ical
are
as
wit
h al
ignm
ent/
fi
t-up
or
wel
d co
nfig
urat
ion
Che
ck a
lignm
ent/
fit-u
p/ga
p ag
ains
t ap
prov
ed d
raw
ings
Patr
ol a
nd r
evie
w
Pt B
, Ch
11,
Sec
1
(Rec
. 47)
Sh
ipbu
ilder
s an
d re
cogn
ised
st
anda
rds
and
Rul
es
as a
pplic
able
, ap
prov
ed p
lan
or
stan
dard
, bui
lder
's
reco
rds
App
rove
d pl
ans
of c
ritic
al a
reas
, if
appl
icab
le
To v
erify
that
the
info
rmat
ion
rele
vant
to
the
late
st a
ppro
ved
draw
ings
is a
vaila
ble
at
the
wor
ksta
tions
To v
erify
the
proc
esse
s
ensu
ring
sat
isfa
ctor
y
fit-u
p an
d al
ignm
ent
at a
ll w
orks
tatio
ns
To v
erify
that
edg
e pr
epar
atio
ns a
re
re-i
nsta
ted
whe
re lo
st
duri
ng fi
tting
ope
ratio
ns
To v
erify
that
rem
edia
l pr
oced
ures
are
in p
lace
to
com
pens
ate
for
wid
e ga
ps
and
alig
nmen
t dev
iatio
ns
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requ
irem
ents
fo
r cl
assi
ficat
ion
Surv
ey
met
hod
requ
ired
fo
r cl
assi
ficat
ion
BV
Rul
es
(IA
CS)
re
fere
nces
(1
)
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utor
y re
quir
emen
ts
and
rele
vant
re
fere
nce
Doc
umen
tati
on
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e to
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urin
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ucti
on
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umen
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ucti
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Spec
ific
ac
tivi
ties
Prop
osal
of
the
Soci
ety
fo
r th
e pr
ojec
t
3 St
eelw
ork
proc
ess,
e.g
. sub
as
sem
bly,
blo
ck,
gran
d an
d m
ega
bloc
k as
sem
bly,
pr
e-er
ecti
on
and
erec
tion
, cl
osin
g pl
ates
Vis
ual e
xam
inat
ion
of
the
item
taki
ng in
to
acco
unt t
he a
ppro
ved
draw
ings
, inc
ludi
ng
the
surv
ey o
f wel
ding
an
d m
ater
ial,
chec
k al
ignm
ent a
nd
defo
rmat
ions
Patr
ol o
f the
pr
oces
s an
d w
itnes
s of
the
com
plet
ed it
em
Pt B
, Ch
11,
Sec
1
(Rec
. 47)
A
ppro
ved
plan
s,
Ship
build
ers
insp
ectio
n re
cord
s,
Ship
build
ers
and
reco
gnis
ed
stan
dard
s an
d
Rul
es, a
s ap
plic
able
, co
nstr
uctio
n pl
an
(ste
elw
ork
su
b-di
visi
on)
To
ver
ify th
at th
e in
form
atio
n re
leva
nt to
the
late
st a
ppro
ved
draw
ings
is
avai
labl
e at
the
wor
ksta
tions
To v
erify
that
cor
rect
wel
d si
zes
have
bee
n ad
opte
d
To v
erify
that
ope
ratio
n
of th
e w
eldi
ng p
roce
sses
at
the
diffe
rent
wor
k st
ages
is
sat
isfa
ctor
y
To v
erify
that
pie
ce p
arts
ar
e id
entif
iabl
e
To v
erify
that
fit-
ups
are
with
in r
ecog
nise
d to
lera
nces
To v
erify
that
cor
rect
w
eldi
ng r
equi
rem
ents
sp
ecifi
ed in
ref
eren
ce 1
of
this
Tab
le
have
bee
n ad
opte
d
To v
erify
that
pro
cess
es
for
clos
ing
plat
es, e
tc.,
ar
e ac
cept
able
To c
onfir
m th
at s
teel
wor
k
is in
acc
orda
nce
w
ith th
e ap
prov
ed p
lan
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Surv
ey
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irem
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r cl
assi
ficat
ion
Surv
ey
met
hod
requ
ired
fo
r cl
assi
ficat
ion
BV
Rul
es
(IA
CS)
re
fere
nces
(1
)
Stat
utor
y re
quir
emen
ts
and
rele
vant
re
fere
nce
Doc
umen
tati
on
avai
labl
e to
the
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rvey
or d
urin
g co
nstr
ucti
on
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umen
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on
for
the
ship
co
nstr
ucti
on
file
Spec
ific
ac
tivi
ties
Prop
osal
of
the
Soci
ety
fo
r th
e pr
ojec
t
4 R
emed
ial
wor
k an
d al
tera
tion
Wel
ding
, che
ck
agai
nst d
efor
mat
ion,
al
ignm
ent
Rev
iew
rec
ords
an
d w
itnes
s Pt
B, C
h 11
, Se
c 1
(R
ec. 4
7)
Pe
rman
ent r
ecor
d
of S
hipy
ard
surv
eyab
le it
em
To
ver
ify th
at r
ecor
ds
have
bee
n m
aint
aine
d ou
t of
sig
nific
ant d
evia
tions
fr
om th
e ap
prov
ed p
lans
, fo
r si
tuat
ions
suc
h as
m
iscu
t ope
ning
s,
re-r
outin
g ou
tfit i
tem
s
To v
erify
that
all
devi
atio
ns
brou
ght t
o th
e at
tent
ion
of
the
Soci
ety
by th
e Sh
ipbu
ilder
are
acc
epta
ble
5 Ti
ghtn
ess
test
ing,
in
clud
ing
leak
an
d ho
se
test
ing,
hy
drop
neum
atic
te
stin
g
Abs
ence
of l
eaks
Pa
trol
of t
he
proc
ess,
and
re
view
and
w
itnes
s of
th
e te
st
Pt B
, Ch
11,
Sec
3
(UR
S14
)
Reg
. II-
1/11
of
SO
LAS,
as
amen
ded
App
rove
d ta
nk
test
ing
plan
, Sh
ipbu
ilder
s in
spec
tion
reco
rds
App
rove
d ta
nk
test
ing
plan
To
con
firm
that
tank
test
ing
is c
arri
ed o
ut in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
appr
oved
pla
ns
To c
onfir
m th
e m
etho
ds
used
to c
arry
out
leak
te
stin
g
To c
onfir
m th
at c
orre
ct te
st
pres
sure
s ar
e m
aint
aine
d
for
leak
, hos
e an
d hy
dro
and
that
hyd
ropn
eum
atic
te
stin
g is
sat
isfa
ctor
y
To v
erify
that
ade
quat
e re
cord
s of
the
tank
test
ing
have
bee
n m
aint
aine
d
6 St
ruct
ural
te
stin
g St
ruct
ural
ade
quac
y
of th
e de
sign
R
evie
w a
nd
witn
ess
of th
e te
st
Pt B
, Ch
11,
Sec
3
(UR
S14
)
Reg
. II-
1/11
of
SO
LAS,
as
amen
ded
App
rove
d ta
nk
test
ing
plan
, Sh
ipbu
ilder
s in
spec
tion
reco
rds
App
rove
d ta
nk
test
ing
plan
To
con
firm
that
tank
test
ing
is c
arri
ed o
ut in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
appr
oved
pla
ns
To c
onfir
m th
at te
st
pres
sure
s m
aint
aine
d fo
r te
stin
g ar
e sa
tisfa
ctor
y
To v
erify
that
ade
quat
e re
cord
s of
the
tank
test
ing
have
bee
n m
aint
aine
d
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func
tion
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ey
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irem
ents
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r cl
assi
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ion
Surv
ey
met
hod
requ
ired
fo
r cl
assi
ficat
ion
BV
Rul
es
(IA
CS)
re
fere
nces
(1
)
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utor
y re
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emen
ts
and
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vant
re
fere
nce
Doc
umen
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on
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e to
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urin
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ucti
on
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umen
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on
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ship
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nstr
ucti
on
file
Spec
ific
ac
tivi
ties
Prop
osal
of
the
Soci
ety
fo
r th
e pr
ojec
t
7 C
orro
sion
pr
otec
tion
sy
stem
s, e
.g.
coat
ings
, ca
thod
ic
prot
ecti
on,
impr
esse
d cu
rren
t ex
cept
fo
r co
atin
g sy
stem
sub
ject
to
PSP
C
Salt
wat
er b
alla
st ta
nks
with
bou
ndar
ies
form
ed
by th
e hu
ll en
velo
pe,
and
also
bul
k ca
rrie
r ho
ld in
tern
al s
urfa
ces,
co
amin
gs a
nd h
atch
co
vers
sha
ll ha
ve a
n ef
ficie
nt p
rote
ctiv
e co
atin
g. S
afet
y as
pect
s of
cat
hodi
c sy
stem
s to
be
dea
lt w
ith s
epar
atel
y
Rev
iew
and
re
port
on
build
er's
and
m
anuf
actu
rer'
s do
cum
enta
tion
Pt B
, Ch
10,
Sec
1 an
d
NR
216
M
ater
ials
&
Wel
ding
, C
h 5,
Sec
3
(UR
Z8
and
UR
Z9,
U
I SC
122,
U
R F
1)
Reg
. II-
1/3-
2 of
SO
LAS,
as
amen
ded
Man
ufac
ture
r's
an
d bu
ilder
's
spec
ifica
tion
Cor
rosi
on
prot
ectio
n sp
ecifi
catio
ns
To v
erify
that
app
lied
coat
ings
are
app
rove
d
and
to r
evie
w r
ecor
ds
of a
pplic
atio
n
To v
erify
that
ade
quat
e re
cord
s ha
ve b
een
mai
ntai
ned
and
copi
ed to
th
e sh
ip c
onst
ruct
ion
file
App
licat
ion
anti
foul
ing
syst
ems
R
evie
w
A
FS
conv
entio
n Pa
intin
g sp
ecifi
catio
n Pa
int
spec
ifica
tion
and
Mfg
de
clar
atio
n
To v
erify
that
ade
quat
e re
cord
s ha
ve b
een
mai
ntai
ned
and
copi
ed to
th
e sh
ip c
onst
ruct
ion
file
7.1
App
licat
ion
of
prot
ecti
ve
coat
ings
for
dedi
cate
d se
awat
er b
alla
st
tank
s in
all
type
s of
shi
ps
and
doub
le-s
ide
skin
spa
ces
of
bulk
car
rier
s su
bjec
t to
PSP
C
Mon
itor
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
coat
ing
insp
ectio
n re
quir
emen
ts
Patr
ol a
nd
revi
ew
(UI S
C22
3,
PR34
) R
eg. I
I-1/
3-2
of S
OLA
S, a
s am
ende
d
Sign
ed a
nd v
erifi
ed
trip
artit
e ag
reem
ent
Coa
ting
tech
nica
l file
To
ver
ify th
at a
pplie
d co
atin
gs a
re a
ppro
ved
and
to r
evie
w r
ecor
ds o
f ap
plic
atio
n in
acc
orda
nce
with
Cha
pter
7 o
f Ann
ex to
M
SC.2
15(8
2)
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ion
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ey
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hod
requ
ired
fo
r cl
assi
ficat
ion
BV
Rul
es
(IA
CS)
re
fere
nces
(1
)
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utor
y re
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emen
ts
and
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vant
re
fere
nce
Doc
umen
tati
on
avai
labl
e to
the
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rvey
or d
urin
g co
nstr
ucti
on
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umen
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on
for
the
ship
co
nstr
ucti
on
file
Spec
ific
ac
tivi
ties
Prop
osal
of
the
Soci
ety
fo
r th
e pr
ojec
t
8 In
stal
lati
on,
wel
ding
and
te
stin
g of
the
fo
llow
ing:
8.1
Hat
ch c
over
s Ti
ghtn
ess
and
secu
ring
W
itnes
s Pt
B, C
h 11
, Se
c 3
(U
R S
14 a
nd
Rec
. 14)
Reg
. 13,
14,
15
and
16
of
1966
ILLC
App
rove
d ta
nk
test
ing
plan
, sh
ipbu
ilder
s in
spec
tion
reco
rds
Det
ails
re
quir
ed,
stru
ctur
al
draw
ings
To c
onfir
m le
ak te
st
of h
atch
cov
ers
To c
onfir
m o
pera
tion
an
d se
curi
ng te
st
8.2
Doo
rs a
nd
ram
ps in
tegr
al
wit
h th
e sh
ell
and
bulk
head
s
Tigh
tnes
s an
d se
curi
ng
Witn
ess
Pt B
, Ch
11,
Sec
3
(UR
S14
)
Reg
. II-
1/18
of
SO
LAS,
as
amen
ded;
R
eg. 1
2 an
d R
eg. 2
1 of
19
66 IL
LC
App
rove
d ta
nk
test
ing
plan
, sh
ipbu
ilder
s in
spec
tion
reco
rds
Det
ails
re
quir
ed
To c
onfir
m le
ak te
st
To c
onfir
m o
pera
tion
an
d se
curi
ng te
st
To c
onfir
m s
afet
y
devi
ce o
pera
tion
To e
nsur
e co
rrec
t mai
nten
ance
of
logs
/man
uals
sup
plie
d w
ith
the
ship
con
stru
ctio
n fil
e
8.3
Rud
ders
Fi
tting
W
itnes
s Pt
B, C
h 9,
Se
c 1
(U
R S
14)
A
ppro
ved
plan
, sh
ipbu
ilder
s in
spec
tion
reco
rds
Det
ails
re
quir
ed,
stru
ctur
al
draw
ings
To c
onfir
m a
lignm
ent a
nd
mou
ntin
g, a
nd fi
tting
up
at
the
conn
ectio
n to
the
tille
r
To c
onfir
m fu
nctio
n te
st
To v
erify
fitti
ng o
f pin
tles
an
d al
l sec
urin
g bo
lts
To v
erify
that
all
fit-u
p re
cord
s,
incl
udin
g al
l cle
aran
ces,
are
m
aint
aine
d an
d pl
aced
into
th
e sh
ip c
onst
ruct
ion
file
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ey
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hod
requ
ired
fo
r cl
assi
ficat
ion
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Rul
es
(IA
CS)
re
fere
nces
(1
)
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utor
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emen
ts
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vant
re
fere
nce
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umen
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e to
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rvey
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urin
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ucti
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umen
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ucti
on
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Spec
ific
ac
tivi
ties
Prop
osal
of
the
Soci
ety
fo
r th
e pr
ojec
t
8.4
Forg
ings
and
ca
stin
gs
Vis
ual e
xam
inat
ion
of
wel
ding
and
mat
eria
l, ch
eck
alig
nmen
t and
de
form
atio
ns ta
king
in
to a
ccou
nt th
e ap
prov
ed d
raw
ings
Patr
ol o
f the
pr
oces
s an
d w
itnes
s of
the
com
plet
ed it
em
NR
216
M
ater
ials
&
Wel
ding
, C
h 2,
Sec
3
and
C
h 2,
Sec
4
(UR
W7
and
UR
W8)
A
ppro
ved
plan
s,
Ship
build
ers
insp
ectio
n re
cord
s,
Ship
build
ers
and
reco
gnis
ed
stan
dard
s an
d R
ules
as
app
licab
le,
cons
truc
tion
plan
(s
teel
wor
k
sub-
divi
sion
)
Cop
ies
of
cert
ifica
tes
of
forg
ings
and
ca
stin
gs
To v
erify
trac
eabi
lity
of
cast
ing
and
forg
ings
ag
ains
t mat
eria
l cer
tific
ate
To v
erify
that
cor
rect
wel
ding
an
d fit
-up
requ
irem
ents
sp
ecifi
ed in
ref
eren
ces
1,
2.4
and
2.5
of th
is T
able
ha
ve b
een
adop
ted
To v
erify
that
mat
eria
l ce
rtifi
cate
s ar
e in
clud
ed in
th
e sh
ip c
onst
ruct
ion
file
App
enda
ges
To v
erify
that
cor
rect
wel
ding
an
d fit
-up
requ
irem
ents
sp
ecifi
ed in
ref
eren
ces
1,
2.4
and
2.5
of th
is T
able
ha
ve b
een
adop
ted
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irem
ents
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assi
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ion
Surv
ey m
etho
d re
quir
ed fo
r cl
assi
ficat
ion
BV
Rul
es
(IA
CS)
re
fere
nces
(1
)
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utor
y re
quir
emen
ts
and
rele
vant
re
fere
nce
Doc
umen
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on
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labl
e to
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urin
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ucti
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umen
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nstr
ucti
on
file
Spec
ific
ac
tivi
ties
Prop
osal
of
the
Soci
ety
fo
r th
e pr
ojec
t
8.5
Equi
pmen
t fo
rmin
g th
e w
ater
tigh
t an
d w
eath
erti
ght
inte
grit
y of
the
sh
ip, e
.g.
over
boar
d di
scha
rges
, ai
r pi
pes,
ve
ntila
tors
Tigh
tnes
s an
d se
curi
ng
Witn
ess
R
eg. I
I-1/
16 &
R
eg. I
I-1/
16-1
of
SOLA
S, a
s am
ende
d;
Reg
. 17,
18,
19,
20
, 22,
23
of
1966
ILLC
App
rove
d ta
nk
test
ing
plan
, sh
ipbu
ilder
s in
spec
tion
reco
rds
Det
ails
re
quir
ed
To v
erify
that
cor
rect
wel
ding
and
fit
-up
requ
irem
ents
spe
cifie
d in
re
fere
nces
1, 2
.4 a
nd 2
.5 o
f th
is T
able
hav
e be
en a
dopt
ed
To v
erify
com
plia
nce
with
196
6 IL
LC
as a
men
ded,
i.e.
that
all
fittin
gs a
re
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e re
cord
of
free
boar
d as
sign
men
t
Pt C
, Ch
1,
Sec
10
(UR
P3)
To
ver
ify th
at a
ir p
ipes
, ve
nts
and
clos
ing
devi
ces
ar
e ty
pe-a
ppro
ved
To v
erify
mat
eria
l cer
tific
ates
fo
r ov
erbo
ard
disc
harg
es,
whe
re a
pplic
able
To v
erify
rec
ord
of
free
boar
d as
sign
men
t and
al
l mat
eria
l cer
tific
ates
incl
uded
in
the
ship
con
stru
ctio
n fil
e
Free
boar
d m
arks
and
dr
aft
mar
ks
With
in a
llow
able
to
lera
nces
and
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith
the
free
boar
d as
sign
men
t
Witn
ess
Pt B
, Ch
1,
Sec
2
(UI-
LL4)
Reg
. 4, 5
, 6,
7 an
d 8
of
1966
ILLC
D
etai
ls
requ
ired
To
ver
ify th
at fr
eebo
ard
mar
ks a
re in
ac
cord
ance
with
load
line
ass
ignm
ent
To v
erify
that
dra
ft m
arks
are
in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
agre
ed
tole
ranc
es s
peci
fied
by th
e bu
ilder
, un
less
mor
e on
erou
s fla
g st
ate
requ
irem
ents
exi
st
Prin
cipa
l di
men
sion
s W
ithin
allo
wab
le
tole
ranc
es
Rev
iew
and
w
itnes
s Pt
B, C
h 1,
Se
c 2
(R
ec. 4
7)
Det
ails
re
quir
ed
To v
erify
pri
ncip
al d
imen
sion
s ar
e in
ac
cord
ance
with
rec
ogni
sed
stan
dard
To v
erify
that
dim
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