NR 600, Ch 6, Sec 4
SECTION 4 CONSTRUCTION SURVEY
1 General
1.1 Scope
1.1.1 The purpose of this Section is to define hull construc-
tion and survey requirements within the scope of the classi-
fication of ships and/or certification of ship hulls built in
steel materials.
Equivalent requirements are defined in:
• NR561 Aluminium Ships, for ships built in aluminium
• NR546 Composite Materials, for ships built in compos-
ite materials.
The scope of classification is defined in NR467 Steel Ships,
Part A.
2 Structure drawing examination
2.1 General
2.1.1 The structure drawings submitted within the scope of
classification and/or certification are to include the details
of the welded connections between the main structural ele-
ments, including throat thicknesses and joint types, as far as
class is concerned.
A weld booklet, as defined in Sec 2, [1.3.1] may be
requested.
Note 1: For the various structural typical details of welded con-
struction in shipbuilding and not dealt with in this Section, the
rules of good practice, recognized standards and past experience
are to apply as agreed by the Society.
2.1.2 Where several steel types are used, a plan showing
the location of the various steel types is to be submitted at
least for outer shell, deck and bulkhead structures.
3 Hull construction
3.1 Shipyard details and procedures
3.1.1 The following details are to be submitted by the Ship-
yard to the Society:
• design office and production work staff
• production capacity (number of units per year, number
of types, sizes)
• total number of hull units already built.
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3.1.2 The following procedures are to be submitted by the
Shipyard to the Society:
a) Traceability
• procedure to ensure traceability of materials, con-
sumable and equipment covered by the Society’s
Rules (from the purchase order to the installation or
placing on ship)
• data to ensure traceability of the production means
(describing the different steps such as inspection or
recording during production)
• handling of non-conformities (from the reception of
materials or equipment to the end of construction)
• handling of client complaints and returns to after-
sales department.
b) Construction
• procedure to ensure that the hull is built in accord-
ance with the approved drawings, as defined in [2]
• procedure to precise the equipment references, the
references to any equipment approval, the suppliers'
technical requirements, the precautions to be taken
when installing the equipment
• builder’s inspection process and handling of defects
• procedure to ensure that the remedial measures
concerning the defects and deficiencies noticed by
the Surveyor of the Society during the survey are
taken into account.
Procedures are also to define:
- the precautions to be taken to comply with the
suppliers and Society requirements in order not
to cause, during installation, structure damages
affecting structural strength and watertightness,
and
- the preparations to be made on the hull in antic-
ipation of installation.
3.2 Materials
3.2.1 The following details about materials used are to be
submitted by the Shipyard to the Society:
• list of steel types used for plates, stiffeners, filler products
etc., with their references and suppliers’ identification
• references of existing material approval certificates
• material data sheets containing, in particular, the suppli-
ers’ recommendations on storage use.
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