Kick-Off Meeting Templates
for Newbuilding
December 2010
Rule Note
NR 540 DT R02 E
Marine Division
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MARINE DIVISION
GENERAL CONDITIONS
ARTICLE 1
1.1. - BUREAU VERITAS is a Society the purpose of whose Marine Division (the "Society") is the classification (" Classification ") of any ship or vessel or structure of any type or part of it or system therein collectively hereinafter referred to as a "Unit" whether linked to shore, river bed or sea bed 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 ancillary equipment, subsea
or not, such as well head and pipelines, mooring legs and mooring points or otherwise as 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 Standards, in particular by delegation from different Governments. Those activities are hereafter collectively referred to as " Certification ".
1.3. - The Society can also provide services related to Classification and Certification such as ship and
company safety management certification; ship and port security certification, training activities; all activities and duties incidental thereto such as documentation on any supporting means, software, instrumentation, 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 its
representative requesting the services is hereinafter referred to as the " Client ". The Services are prepared and carried out on the assumption that the Clients are aware of the International Maritime
and/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 chartering, Expert in Unit's valuation, Consulting Engineer, Controller, Naval Architect, Manufacturer, Shipbuilder, Repair yard, Charterer or Shipowner who are not relieved of any of their expressed or implied
obligations 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 surveys by its Surveyors along the lines specified in Articles 3 and 4 hereafter on the level of compliance of
a Unit to its Rules or part of them. This appraisement is represented by a class entered on the Certificates
and 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 hereafter
and 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 present
the Unit for surveys and to inform the Society without delay of circumstances which may affect the
given 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 efficient
performance of the requested Services. The Client is the sole responsible for the conditions of presentation of the Unit for tests, trials and surveys and the conditions under which tests and trials are carried out.
ARTICLE 3
3.1. - The Rules, procedures and instructions of the Society take into account at the date of their
preparation the state of currently available and proven technical knowledge of the Industry. They
are not a standard or a code of construction neither a guide for maintenance, a safety handbook
or a guide of professional practices, all of which are assumed 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 documents.
3.2. - The Society only is qualified to apply its Rules and to interpret them. Any reference to them
has 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 applicable
Rules and to the Code of Ethics of the Society. Surveyors have authority to decide locally on matters related 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
random inspections and do not in any circumstances involve monitoring or exhaustive verification.
ARTICLE 4
4.1. - The Society, acting by reference to its Rules:
• reviews the construction arrangements of the Units as shown on the documents presented by the Client;
• 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 the
extent 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 bearing
on 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 level
of 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, production
or repair checks, neither in the operation of the Units or in their trade, neither in any advisory services, and cannot be held liable on those accounts. Its certificates cannot be construed as an implied or express warranty of safety, fitness for the purpose, seaworthiness of the Unit or of its value
for sale, insurance or chartering.
5.3. - The Society does not declare the acceptance or commissioning of a Unit, nor of its construction in conformity with its design, that being the exclusive responsibility of its owner or builder,
respectively.
5.4. - The Services of the Society cannot create any obligation bearing on the Society or constitute any
warranty of proper operation, beyond any representation set forth in the Rules, of any Unit, equipment or
machinery, computer software of any sort or other comparable concepts that has been subject to any survey by the Society.
ARTICLE 6
6.1. - The Society accepts no responsibility for the use of information related to its Services which was not
provided for the purpose by the Society or with its assistance.
6.2. - If the Services of the Society cause to the Client a damage which is proved to 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 having caused the
damage, provided however that this limit shall be subject to a minimum of eight thousand (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.
The Society bears no liability for indirect or consequential loss such as e.g. loss of revenue, loss
of profit, loss of production, 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 Services 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 interrupted 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 giving
the other party thirty days' written notice, for convenience, and without prejudice to the provisions
in Article 8 hereunder.
7.3. - The class granted to the concerned Units and the previously issued certificates remain valid until the
date of effect of the notice issued according to 7.2. here above subject to compliance with 2.3. here above
and 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 payment
of 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 legislation.
8.3. - The class of a Unit may be suspended in the event of non-payment of fee after a first unfruitful
notification to pay.
ARTICLE 9
9.1. - The documents and data provided to or prepared by the Society for its Services, and the information
available 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 classification 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, are 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 governmental 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 event
not reasonably foreseeable by or beyond the control of the Society shall be deemed not to be a breach of
contract.
ARTICLE 11
11.1. - In case of diverging opinions during surveys between the Client and the Society's surveyor, the Society 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 the
Society to the advice of its Marine Advisory Committee.
ARTICLE 12
12.1. - Disputes over the Services carried out by delegation of Governments are assessed within the
framework 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 Court
of Nanterre, France.
12.3. - Other disputes over the present General Conditions or over the Services of the Society are
exclusively submitted to arbitration, by three arbitrators, in London according to the Arbitration
Act 1996 or any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof. The contract between the Society
and the Client shall be governed by English law.
ARTICLE 13
13.1. - These General Conditions constitute the sole contractual obligations binding together the
Society and the Client, to the exclusion of all other representation, statements, terms, conditions
whether express or implied. They may be varied in writing by mutual agreement.
13.2. - The invalidity of one or more stipulations of the present General Conditions does not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.
13.3. - The definitions herein take precedence over any definitions serving the same purpose which may
appear in other documents issued by the Society.
BV Mod. Ad. ME 545 k - 17 December 2008
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KICK-OFF MEETING TEMPLATES FOR NEWBUILDING
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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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2
Bureau Veritas
Statutory Surveys as per RFC
within the scope of
following certificates (verify
flag authorization
Class symbol &
Construction marks
Service & Navigation
notations
Scheduled Launching
NAME & POSITION
NAME & POSITION
Scheduled Keel Laying
FLAG
OWNER
Scheduled Steel Cutting
SHIPYARD
SHIP BUILDER
SIGNATURE
BV Reg. N°
SHIP NAME
Scheduled Sea Trial
SIGNATURE
Additional class notations
Scheduled Delivery Date
NAME & POSITION
MEETING DATE
HULL N°
LEADER SHIP BV N°
Table 1: Kick-off meeting template for general items
SIGNATURE
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Circulation & distribution of
drawings & documents
between builder/shipyard
and the Society to be agreed
upon
Applicable rules:
- Society Rules
- Statutory Regulations
- Flag Requirements
(to be available at the
Shipyard)
Other Surveys for issuance
of the following attestations
Society’s intervention
procedure to be agreed
upon:
- Intervention form
- Notification time
- Shipyard to perform their
own inspection prior to
Society survey
- Safety during survey
List of drawings and
documents to be submitted
as per rules
Inspection plan (Witness &
notified points etc.) to be
submitted by the Builder for
Society consideration
List of Materials and
Equipments to be certified
by the Society
(refer toNR266)
Unscheduled or Patrol
inspections (the Society may
perform patrol inspections at
any time during the
construction. Shipyard to
give free access on board &
in workshops to surveyor)
Statutory Materials &
Equipments to be certified
(refer to NR266)
Process to issue & clear
non-conformities on
reviewed drawings & those
raised during surveys to be
agreed upon
List of Subcontractors with
contacts to be provided by
the Builder (Design, Hull
construction, NDT,
Machinery, Electricity, etc)
Shipyard fabrication
standard
IACS recommendation 47
or a recognized standard
accepted by the Society
Builder to provide
Surveyor's contact during
the construction (Address,
mobile, fax, e-mail,
organization chart, etc)
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4
Miscellaneous
Quality meetings with the
Builder/Shipyard when
deemed necessary.
The minutes shall be
recorded
Doc. given to the Builder
during the K.O. meeting:
Any Doc. deemed necessary
such as (but not limited to):
The list of drawings and
materials to be certified or
NR476 approval testing of
welders
Doc. Requested from the
Builder during the K.O.
Meeting such as (but not
limited to):
Block plan
Inspection plan
NDT plan & reports
WPS & WPQR
Tank test list
Doc. requested from the
Builder before ship delivery
such as (but not limited to):
Commissioning & test
records
Dock trial records
Sea trials records
Doc. Issued to the
Builder/Client at ship
delivery such as (but not
limited to):
Class and statutory
certificates
Attestations
Plan approval locations
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Welder
qualification
Welding
consumables
1.1
1.2
Welding
Reference
1
Shipbuilding
quality control
function
Shipbuilding
function
Qualified
welders
Classification
approved
separately at
the
manufacturer
Survey
requirements
for
classification
Review of
welder
certification
and patrol
Review
approval status
and patrol,
verify storage,
handling and
treatment in
accordance
with
manufacturer's
requirements
Survey Method
required for
Classification
Pt B,
Ch 12,
Sec 1
Pt B,
Ch 12,
Sec 1
BV Rules
references
Statutory
requirements and
relevant
reference
Shipyards
records with
individual's
identification
Consumable
specification
and approval
status
Not required
Not required
Documentation Documentation
available to
for ship
Surveyor
construction
during
file
construction
Table 2: Kick-off meeting template for hull items
Bureau Veritas
Verify validity of qualification
certificate
Verify welder approved for weld
position
Verify welder qualification standard
e.g. class of recognised standard
approval
Verify traceability
Verify temporary and permanent
storage facilities
Identify consumables against
approved list
Specific activities
e.g. kept dry,
covered,
where
applicable
heated
e.g. random
batch number
checking
Classification
society
proposal for
the project
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6
Reference
1.3a
1.3
Welding
equipment
Welding mechanical
properties
(welding
procedures)
Shipbuilding
function
Survey Method
required for
Classification
The Society
witnesses all
new weld
procedure
qualification
tests carried
out in the
shipyard
whenever the
Society is
surveying in
the shipyard
Correctly
calibrated and
maintained
Bureau Veritas
Patrol and
review
Witness
All weld joint Review and
configurations, patrol
positions and
materials to be
covered by
weld
procedures
approved by
the Society
Survey
requirements
for
classification
NR 216
Materials
&
Welding,
Ch 5
BV Rules
references
Statutory
requirements and
relevant
reference
Shipbuilders
maintenance
and calibration
records
Not required
Approved weld Not required
procedure
specification
and welding
plan relevant to
the ship project
or process
Documentation Documentation
available to
for ship
Surveyor
construction
during
file
construction
Verify calibration in accordance
with maintenance schedule
Verify calibration carried out in
accordance with manufacturer's
recommendations
Verify machines are calibrated by
appropriate staff
Verify condition of machinery and
equipment
Verify weld procedures records
have been approved and cover all
weld processes and positions in
accordance with classification or
recognised standards and are
available for the surveyors reference
Verify procedures are available at
relevant workstations
Specific activities
Classification
society
proposal for
the project
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Sufficient
number of
skilled
supervisors
Satisfactory
environment
Survey
requirements
for
classification
WeldingSubstantially
free from
surface
discontinuities significant
indications,
satisfactory
profile and
size
Welding
supervision
1.3c
1.4
Welding
environment
Reference
1.3b
Shipbuilding
function
Pt B,
Ch 12,
Sec 1
Pt B,
Ch 12,
Sec 1
BV Rules
references
Visual
Pt B,
examination,
Ch 12,
surface
Sec 1
detection
techniques,
review of
documents and
patrol of
operator
Patrol
Patrol
Survey Method
required for
Classification
Statutory
requirements and
relevant
reference
Shipbuilders
and recognised
standards and
Rules as
applicable,
welding and
NDE plans,
NDE reports,
operator
qualifications
Not required
Not required
Documentation Documentation
available to
for ship
Surveyor
construction
during
file
construction
Bureau Veritas
Review NDE records
Verify NDE is carried out according
to the acceptable process
Verify operators suitably qualified
particularly where sub-contractors
have been employed
Verify suitability of NDE methods
Verify NDE carried out in
accordance with approved plans
where applicable
Identify workstations where NDE is
carried out, e.g. panel line butt
welds, castings into hull structure
Verify supervision is effective
Confirm shielding gases, fluxes
protected
Confirm relevant measures taken for
any pre or post heat treatment,
drying of surfaces prior to welding
Verify welding areas clean, dry, well
lit
Specific activities
Classification
society
proposal for
the project
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8
Reference
1.5
Survey
requirements
for
classification
Welding NDE is to be
embedded
carried out by
discontinuities qualified
operators
capable of
ensuring that
welds are
substantially
free from
significant
indications
Shipbuilding
function
Radiography
and ultrasonic
testing, review
of documents
and patrol of
operator,
examination of
films
Survey Method
required for
Classification
Pt B,
Ch 12,
Sec 1
BV Rules
references
Statutory
requirements and
relevant
reference
Shipbuilders
and recognised
standards and
Rules as
applicable,
welding and
NDE plans,
NDE reports,
operator
qualifications
Not required
Documentation Documentation
available to
for ship
Surveyor
construction
during
file
construction
Bureau Veritas
Verify NDE is carried out according
to the acceptable process
Verify equipment calibration
satisfactory and in accordance with
manufacturers and recognised
standards requirements
Verify that reports and radiographs
have been evaluated correctly by
the shipbuilder. Systematic review
of radiographs carried out by the
surveyor
Verify that records have been
completed and in accordance with
recognised standards, e.g. IQI
(Image Quality Indicators) and
sensitivity recorded
Verify operators suitably qualified
particularly where sub-contractors
have been employed
Verify suitability of NDE methods
Verify NDE carried out in
accordance with approved plans
where applicable
Identify workstations where NDE is
carried out, e.g. panel line butt
welds, castings into hull structure
Specific activities
Classification
society
proposal for
the project
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Steel
preparation
and fit up
Surface
preparation,
marking and
cutting
2.1
Reference
2
Shipbuilding
function
Traceability
and
acceptability
of material,
check of steel
plates &
profiles
materials type,
scantling
identification,
testing marks
Survey
requirements
for
classification
Patrol
Survey Method
required for
Classification
Pt B,
Ch 12,
Sec 1
BV Rules
references
Statutory
requirements and
relevant
reference
Material
certificates,
shipbuilder's
marking/
cutting
production
documents at
the workstage documents
retained at the
facility
Not required
Documentation Documentation
available to
for ship
Surveyor
construction
during
file
construction
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Verify storage of piece parts
Verify accuracy of marking and
cutting
Verify machinery adjusted to
maintain within Society Rule or
manufacturers recommendations
Verify that steel grades can be
identified
Verify suitability of primer
Verify standard of shotblasting and
priming
Verify transfer marking after
treatment line
Verify material traceability, e.g.
stamping identification against
material certification, archiving of
records
Verify stockyard storage satisfactory
Specific activities
Classification
society
proposal for
the project
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10
Conformity
with
alignment/fit
up/gap criteria
Forming
2.3
2.4
Straightening
Reference
2.2
Shipbuilding
function
Patrol and
review
Survey Method
required for
Classification
Bureau Veritas
Check
alignment/fit
up/gap against
reference
standards
Patrol
Maintain
Patrol
material
properties.
Acceptance of
forming
method against
unproper
deformations
Approval of
straightening
methods/
procedures
against
deformation
Survey
requirements
for
classification
Pt B,
Ch 12,
Sec 1
Pt B,
Ch 12,
Sec 1
Pt B,
Ch 12,
Sec 1
BV Rules
references
Statutory
requirements and
relevant
reference
Shipbuilders
and recognised
standards and
Rules as
applicable
Shipbuilders
procedure for
hot forming
Recognised
standards,
approved
procedures
Not required
Not required
Not required
Documentation Documentation
available to
for ship
Surveyor
construction
during
file
construction
Verify remedial procedures are in
place to compensate for wide gaps
and alignment deviations
Verify that edge preparations are reinstated where lost during fitting
operations
Verify the processes to ensure
satisfactory fit up and alignment at
all workstations
Verify that forming processes are
acceptable
Verify that suitable methods of
temperature control are available
when forming special steels and
materials
Verify that temperature control is
exercised by the operator
Verify that plates and sections are
within recognised tolerances
Verify that straightening processes
are approved for the grade and type
of steel, e.g. tmcp, z plate
Specific activities
Classification
society
proposal for
the project
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Reference
2.5
Conformity for
critical areas
with
alignment/fit
up or weld
configuration
Shipbuilding
function
Check
alignment/fit
up/gap against
approved
drawings
Survey
requirements
for
classification
Patrol and
review
Survey Method
required for
Classification
Pt B,
Ch 12,
Sec 1
BV Rules
references
Statutory
requirements and
relevant
reference
Shipbuilders
and recognised
standards and
Rules as
applicable,
approved plan
or standard,
builder's
records
Specific activities
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Verify remedial procedures are in
place to compensate for wide gaps
and alignment deviations
Verify that edge preparations are reinstated where lost during fitting
operations
Verify the processes to ensure
satisfactory fit up and alignment at
all workstations
Approved plans Verify that the information relevant
of critical areas to the latest approved drawings is
available at the workstations
if applicable
Documentation Documentation
available to
for ship
Surveyor
construction
during
file
construction
Classification
society
proposal for
the project
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12
Reference
3
Steelwork
process, e.g.
Sub assembly,
block, grand
and mega
block
assembly, preerection and
erection,
closing plates
Shipbuilding
function
Visual
examination of
the item taking
into account
the approved
drawings,
including the
survey of
welding and
material,
check
alignment and
deformations
Survey
requirements
for
classification
Patrol of the
process and
witness of the
completed
item
Survey
Method
required for
Classification
Pt B,
Ch 12,
Sec1
BV Rules
references
Statutory
requirements and
relevant
reference
Approved
plans,
shipbuilders
inspection
records,
Shipbuilders
and recognised
standards and
Rules as
applicable,
construction
plan (steelwork
sub-division)
Documentation Documentation
available to
for ship
Surveyor
construction
during
file
construction
Bureau Veritas
Confirm that steelwork is in
accordance with the approved plan
Verify processes for closing plates
etc. are acceptable
Verify that correct welding
requirements specified in reference
1 of this table have been adopted
Verify that fit ups are within
recognised tolerances
Verify that piece parts are
identifiable
Verify that the information relevant
to the latest approved drawings is
available at the workstations
Verify operation of the welding
processes at the different work
stages is satisfactory
Verify that correct weld sizes have
been adopted
Verify that the information relevant
to the latest approved drawings is
available at the workstations
Specific activities
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proposal for
the project
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Structural
testing
Structural
adequacy of
the design
Tightness
Absence of
testing,
leaks
including leak
and hose
testing,
hydropneumat
ic testing
5
Survey
requirements
for
classification
Remedial work Welding,
and alteration check against
deformation,
alignment
Reference
4
Shipbuilding
function
Pt B,
Ch 12,
Sec 3
Pt B,
Ch 12,
Sec 1
BV Rules
references
Witness testing Pt B,
Ch 12,
Sec 3
Patrol of the
process and
witness of the
test
Review
records and
witness
Survey
Method
required for
Classification
Permanent
record of
shipyard
surveyable item
Reg. II-1/14 Approved tank
of SOLAS
testing plan,
as amended shipbuilders
inspection
records
Approved tank
testing plan
Approved tank
testing plan
Documentation Documentation
available to
for ship
Surveyor
construction
during
file
construction
Reg. II-1/14 Approved tank
testing plan,
of SOLAS
as amended shipbuilders
inspection
records
Statutory
requirements and
relevant
reference
Verify that adequate records of the
tank testing have been maintained
Confirm that correct test pressures
maintained for testing is satisfactory
Confirm that tank testing is carried
out in accordance with the
approved plan
Verify that adequate records of the
tank testing have been maintained
Confirm that correct test pressures
maintained for leak, hose and hydro
and hydropneumatic testing is
satisfactory
Confirm the methods used to carry
out leak testing
Confirm that tank testing is carried
out in accordance with the
approved plan
Verify that all deviations brought to
the attention of the Society by the
shipbuilder are acceptable
Verify that records have been
maintained of significant deviations
from the approved plans, for
situations such as mis-cut openings,
re-routing outfit items
Specific activities
Classification
society
proposal for
the project
NR 540
13
14
Reference
7
Bureau Veritas
Application
Antifouling
Systems
Corrosion
protection
systems, e.g.
Coatings,
cathodic
protection,
impressed
current except
for coating
system subject
to PSPC
Shipbuilding
function
Salt water
ballast tanks
with
boundaries
formed by the
hull envelope,
and also bulk
carrier hold
internal
surfaces,
coamings and
hatch covers
shall have an
efficient
protective
coating. Safety
aspects of
cathodic
systems to be
dealt with
separately.
Survey
requirements
for
classification
Review
Review and
report on
builder's &
manufacturer's
documentation
Survey
Method
required for
Classification
Pt B,
Ch 11,
Sec 1
&
NR 216
Materials
&
Welding
Ch 5,
Sec 3
BV Rules
references
AFS
Painting
Convention Specification
Paint
Specification
and Mfg
Declaration
Corrosion
protection
specifications
Documentation Documentation
available to
for ship
Surveyor
construction
during
file
construction
Reg. II-1/3- Manufacturer's
2 of SOLAS and builder's
as amended specification
Statutory
requirements and
relevant
reference
Verify that adequate records have
been maintained and copied to the
ship file
Verify that adequate records have
been maintained and copied to the
ship file
Verify that applied coatings are
approved and review records of
application
Specific activities
Classification
society
proposal for
the project
NR 540
December 2010
Deecember 2010
Doors and
Tightness and
ramps integral securing
with the shell
and bulkheads
Tightness and
securing
8.2
8.1
8
Monitor
implementatio
n of the
coating
inspection
requirements
Survey
requirements
for
classification
Application of
Protective
Coatings for
Dedicated
Seawater
Ballast Tanks
in all Types of
Ships and
Double-Side
Skin Spaces of
Bulk Carriers
subjects to
PSPC
Installation,
welding and
testing of the
following
Hatch covers
Reference
7.1
Shipbuilding
function
Bureau Veritas
Witness
Witness
Patrolling and
Review
Survey Method
required for
Classification
Pt B,
Ch 12,
Sec 3
Pt B,
Ch 12,
Sec 3
UI SC223,
PR34
BV Rules
references
Coating
Standard
Details
required
Details
required,
structural
drawings
Coating
Technical File
Documentation Documentation
available to
for ship
Surveyor
construction
during
file
construction
Reg. 13-14- Approved tank
15 and 16 of testing plan,
ILLC '66
shipbuilders
inspection
records
Reg. II-1/18 Approved tank
of SOLAS as testing plan,
amended;
shipbuilders
Reg. 12 and inspection
21 of ILLC
records
'66
Reg. II-1/3-2
of SOLAS as
amended
Statutory
requirements and
relevant
reference
Ensure correct maintenance
logs/manuals supplied with the
ship construction file
Confirm safety device operation
Confirm operation and securing
test
Confirm leak test
Confirm operation and securing
test
Confirm leak test of hatch covers
Verify that applied coatings are
approved and review records of
application in accordance with
Chapter 7 of Annex to
MSC.215(82)
Specific activities
Classification
society proposal for
the project
NR 540
15
16
Reference
8.4
8.3
Bureau Veritas
Appendages
Forgings and
castings
Rudders
Shipbuilding
function
Visual
examination of
welding and
material,
check
alignment and
deformations
taking into
account the
approved
drawings
Fitting
Survey
requirements
for
classification
Patrol of the
process and
witness of the
completed item
Witness
Survey Method
required for
Classification
NR216
Materials
&
Welding,
Ch 2,
Sec 3 &
Ch 2,
Sec 4
Pt B,
Ch 10,
Sec 1
BV Rules
references
Statutory
requirements and
relevant
reference
Approved
plans,
shipbuilders
inspection
records,
Shipbuilders
and recognised
standards and
Rules as
applicable,
construction
plan (steelwork
sub-division)
Approved plan,
shipbuilders
inspection
records,
Copies of
certificates of
forgings and
castings
Details
required,
structural
drawings
Documentation Documentation
available to
for ship
Surveyor
construction
during
file
construction
Verify that correct welding and fit
up requirements specified in
reference 1, 2.4 and 2.5 of this
table have been adopted
Verify that material certificates
are included in the ship
construction file
Verify that correct welding and fit
up requirements specified in
reference 1, 2.4 and 2.5 of this
table have been adopted
Verify traceability of casting and
forgings against material
certificate
Verify all fit up records including
all clearances maintained and
placed into ship construction file
Verify fitting of pintles and all
securing bolts
Confirm function test
Confirm alignment and mounting
and fitting up to the connection to
the tiller
Specific activities
Classification
society proposal for
the project
NR 540
December 2010
Reference
8.5
Survey
requirements
for
classification
Deecember 2010
Within
allowable
tolerances and
in accordance
with the
freeboard
assignment
Within
allowable
tolerances
No
outstanding
imperfections
or defects
Freeboard
marks and
draft marks
Principal
dimensions
Safety
Construction
certification
Equipment
Tightness and
forming the
securing
watertight and
weathertight
integrity of the
ship, e.g.
Overboard
discharges, air
pipes,
ventilators
Shipbuilding
function
Bureau Veritas
Witness
Review and
witness
Witness
Witness
Survey Method
required for
Classification
Pt B, Ch 1,
Sec 2
Pt B, Ch 1,
Sec 2
Pt C, Ch 1,
Sec 10
BV Rules
references
Reg. 10 of
SOLAS as
amended
Reg. 4- 5- 67 and 8 of
ILLC '66
Reg. II-1/19
of SOLAS as
amended;
Reg. 17-1819-20-22-23
of ILLC '66
Statutory
requirements and
relevant
reference
Approved tank
testing plan,
shipbuilders
inspection
records
Details
required
Details
required
Details
required
Documentation Documentation
available to
for ship
Surveyor
construction
during
file
construction
Verify draft marks in accordance
with the agreed tolerances specified
by the builder unless more onerous
flag state requirements
Verify principal dimensions in
accordance with recognised
standard
Verify dimensions included in ship
construction file
Verify that Administration
requirements have been
incorporated into the hull structure
Verify Compliance with Load line
Convention 1966 as amended - i.e.
all fittings in accordance with the
record of freeboard assignment
Verify air pipes, vents etc closing
device are approved type
Verify material certificates for
overboard discharges where
applicable
Verify record of freeboard
assignment and all material
certificates included in the ship
construction file
Verify freeboard marks in
accordance with load line
assignment
Verify that correct welding and fit
up requirements specified in
reference 1, 2.4 and 2.5 of this table
have been adopted
Specific activities
Classification
society proposal
for the project
NR 540
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