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

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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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

Societys 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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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

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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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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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

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

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society
proposal for
the project

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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

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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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Reference

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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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

Survey
requirements
for
classification

Remedial work Welding,

and alteration check against
deformation,
alignment

Reference

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

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Reference

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

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Doors and
Tightness and
ramps integral securing
with the shell
and bulkheads

Tightness and
securing

8.2

8.1

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

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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

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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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