RULES FOR CLASSIFICATION
Ships
Edition July 2019
Part 1 General regulations
Chapter 3 Documentation and certification
requirements, general
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CHANGES – CURRENT
Part 1 Chapter 3 Changes - current
This document supersedes the July 2018 edition of DNVGL-RU-SHIP Pt.1 Ch.3.
Changes in this document are highlighted in red colour. However, if the changes involve a whole chapter,
section or subsection, normally only the title will be in red colour.
Changes July 2019, entering into force 1 January 2020
This document has been replaced by DNVGL-CG-0550.
Editorial corrections
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CONTENTS
Part 1 Chapter 3 Contents
Changes – current.................................................................................................. 3
Section 1 General.................................................................................................... 5
1 General................................................................................................ 5
Changes – historic.................................................................................................. 6
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SECTION 1 GENERAL
Part 1 Chapter 3 Section 1
1 General
For documentation and certification requirements, general, DNVGL-CG-0550 shall be applied.
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CHANGES – HISTORIC
Part 1 Chapter 3 Changes – historic
July 2018 edition
Changes July 2018, entering into force 1 January 2019
Topic Reference Description of change
Additional definition of Sec.1 Definitions of the concepts related to targets, activity methods,
concepts standards, lifecycle phases and authorization.
Additional revised description
Sec.2 The process for handling of documentation has been further
related to handling of
specified.
documentation
Revise definition of Sec.3 [2] Revised documentation types for non-destructive testing and
documentation types new documentation types for construction monitoring and for
permanent magnet machines.
Revise definitions of Sec.4 Introducing new sub-sections: Certificate hierarchy.
certification requirements
Revise compliance document Sec.5 New compliance document: Type approval design certificate
types for components (TADC). New product test report (PTR) and material test report
(MTR) replacing previous test report (TR).
January 2018 edition
Changes January 2018, entering into force 1 July 2018.
Topic Reference Description
NDT procedures to be Sec.3 [2] The documentation type H135 - Non-destructive testing (NDT)
approved procedure has been added.
January 2017 edition
Amendments July 2017
• General
— Sec.3 [2]: Editorial changes to the documentation types - G040, I080, I140, T060, Z261, Z262, Z263,
Z264, Z266 and new documentation type S170 - Ship energy efficiency management plan (SEEMP), is
introduced.
Main changes January 2017, entering into force 1 July 2017
• Sec.2 Documentation Requirements, General
— Sec.2 [2.1.1]: included documentation requirements given by ship type notations.
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Part 1 Chapter 3 Changes – historic
July 2016 edition
This document supersedes the October 2015 edition.
Main changes July 2016, entering into force 1 January 2017
• Sec.3 Documentation types
— Sec.3 [2]: Discipline E - E080: added list of content for document.
— Sec.3 [2]: Discipline G - G130: added specification for diagram.
— Sec.3 [2]: Discipline P - P030: added specification for calculations.
— Sec.3 [2]: Discipline S - S015: added specification for diagram.
— Sec.3 [2]: Discipline Z - Z220: corrections in heading.
— Sec.3 [2]: Discipline Z - Z221: corrections in heading.
— Sec.3 [2]: Discipline Z - Z222: corrections in heading.
— Sec.3 [2]: Discipline Z - Z223: added PWOM.
October 2015 edition
This is a new document.
The rules enter into force 1 January 2016.
Amendments January 2016
• General
— Only editorial corrections have been made.
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