Rules for the Classification

of Steel Ships
NR 467

Consolidated edition for documentation only

July 2014 with Amendments January 2016

This document is an electronic consolidated edition of the Rules for the Classification of Steel Ships,
edition July 2014 with Amendments January 2016.
This document is for documentation only. The following published Rules and Amendments are the
reference text for classification:

x NR467 DT Amd 012 E Amendments to Parts A, B, C, D and E January 2016

x NR467.A1 DT R12 E Part A Classification and Surveys July 2014
x NR467.B1 DT R07 E Part B Hull and Stability Ch 1 to 4 July 2014
x NR467.B2 DT R07 E Part B Hull and Stability Ch 5 to 7 July 2014
x NR467.B3 DT R07 E Part B Hull and Stability Ch 8 to 11 July 2014
x NR467.C1 DT R07 E Part C Machinery, Electricity, Automation Ch 1 July 2014
and Fire Protection
x NR467.C2 DT R07 E Part C Machinery, Electricity, Automation Ch 2 to 3 July 2014
and Fire Protection
x NR467.C3 DT R07 E Part C Machinery, Electricity, Automation Ch 4 July 2014
and Fire Protection
x NR467.D1 DT R07 E Part D Service Notations Ch 1 to 7 July 2014
x NR467.D2 DT R07 E Part D Service Notations Ch 8 to 12 July 2014
x NR467.D3 DT R07 E Part D Service Notations Ch 13 to 21 July 2014
x NR467.E1 DT R07 E Part E Additional Class Notations Ch 1 to 5 July 2014
x NR467.E2 DT R07 E Part E Additional Class Notations Ch 6 to 10 July 2014
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Section 1 Annual Survey

1 General 129
1.1
2 Hull 129
2.1 Hull and hull equipment
2.2 Hatch covers and coamings
3 Machinery and systems 130
3.1 General machinery installations
3.2 Boilers
3.3 Electrical machinery and equipment
3.4 Fire protection, detection and extinction
3.5 General emergency alarm system

Section 2 Intermediate Survey

1 General 133
1.1
2 Hull 133
2.1

Section 3 Class Renewal Survey

1 General 134
1.1
2 Hull and hull equipment 134
2.1 Bottom survey in dry condition
2.2 Decks, hatch covers and equipment
2.3 Holds and other dry compartments
2.4 Tanks
2.5 Thickness measurements
3 Machinery and systems 138
3.1 General
3.2 Main and auxiliary engines and turbines
3.3 Reduction gears, main thrust and intermediate shaft(s)
3.4 Pumps and other machinery items
3.5 Systems in machinery spaces
3.6 Electrical equipment and installations
3.7 Controls
3.8 Fire protection, detection and extinction
3.9 Hold, ballast and dry spaces water level detectors
3.10 Availability of pumping systems

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 Section 4 Bottom Survey
1 General 142
1.1
2 Bottom survey in dry condition 142
2.1 General requirements
2.2 Bottom survey held within the scope of class renewal survey
3 Bottom in-water survey 142
3.1 General

Section 5 Tailshaft Survey

1 Survey of tailshafts 144
1.1 General
1.2 Complete survey
1.3 Modified survey
2 Periodical survey of other propulsion systems 145
2.1 Rotating and azimuth thrusters
2.2 Vertical axis propellers
2.3 Pump jet systems
2.4 Pod propulsion systems
3 Survey of propeller shafts and tube shafts 145
3.1 General
3.2 Oil lubricated shafts or closed loop system fresh water lubricated shafts (closed
system)
3.3 Water lubricated shafts (open systems)

Section 6 Boiler Survey

1 Steam boilers 153
1.1
2 Thermal oil heaters 153
2.1

Section 7 Hull Survey for New Construction

1 General 155
1.1
2 Documentation to be available for the Surveyor during construction 155
2.1
3 Ship construction file 155
3.1 Ship Construction File (SCF) for all ships, except those specified in [1.1.3]
3.2 Ship Construction File (SCF) for ships as specified in [1.1.3]

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 4 Newbuilding survey planning 156
4.1
5 Examination and test plan for newbuilding activities 160
5.1 Applicable for all ships except those specified in [1.1.3]
5.2 Applicable for ships as specified in [1.1.3]
6 Design transparency 161
6.1 Applicable for ships as specified in [1.1.3]

Appendix 1 Class Requirements and Surveys

of Laid-up Ships
1 General 162
1.1
2 Safety conditions 162
2.1
3 Preservation measures for lay-up and maintenance 162
3.1 General
3.2 Exposed parts of the hull
3.3 Internal spaces
3.4 Deck fittings
3.5 Machinery
3.6 Electrical installations
3.7 Steering gear
3.8 Boilers
3.9 Automated installation
4 Lay-up site and mooring arrangements 165
4.1 General
4.2 Recommendations for the lay-up site
4.3 Recommendations for the mooring arrangements
4.4 Review of the mooring arrangements
5 Surveys 166
5.1 Laying-up survey
5.2 Annual lay-up condition survey
5.3 Re-commissioning survey

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THE D IFFERENT S ERVICES OF S HIPS

Section 1 General
1 General 171
1.1
2 Service notations subject to additional surveys 171
2.1

Section 2 Single Skin and Double Skin Bulk Carriers

1 General 173
1.1 Application
1.2 Documentation on board
1.3 Reporting and evaluation of surveys
1.4 Conditions for survey
1.5 Access to structures
2 Annual survey 175
2.1 Hatch covers and coamings, weather decks
2.2 Cargo holds
2.3 Ballast tanks
3 Intermediate survey 177
3.1 Ships 10 years of age or less
3.2 Ships between 10 and 15 years of age
3.3 Ships over 15 years of age
4 Class renewal survey 179
4.1 Survey programme and preparation for survey
4.2 Survey planning meeting
4.3 Scope of survey
4.4 Hatch covers and coamings
4.5 Overall and close-up surveys
4.6 Thickness measurements
4.7 Tank testing

Section 3 Oil Tankers and Combination Carriers

1 General 192
1.1 Application
1.2 Documentation on board
1.3 Reporting and evaluation of surveys
1.4 Conditions for survey
1.5 Access to structures

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