Press Release

Tokyo - Leading classification society ClassNK (Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda) announced today that it had released amendments to its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships.


ClassNK continuously reviews, updates, and amends its technical rules and guidance as part of its ongoing efforts to improve the safety of life and property at sea, and to protect the marine environment. The Rules and Guidance are amended regularly in order to reflect the latest research results from damage investigations as well as changes made to relevant international conventions, IACS Unified Requirements, national regulations, and requests from the maritime industry. The amendments, dated 30 June 2014, include the following:

Amendment:	Source:
Requirements related to “Black-out Tests in Special Surveys”	Requests from industry
Requirements related to “Hull Surveys (Review of the definition of General Dry Cargo Ships，etc.)”	Damage investigation feedback obtained during surveys
Requirements related to “Plans and Procedures for Recovery of Persons from the Water”	Changes made to relevant international conventions
Requirements related to “Strength Requirements for Ventilators and Air Pipes Fitted on Exposed Fore Decks”	Changes made to relevant IACS Unified Requirements

The printed version of the rules and guidance is now available for purchase online, and the PDF version of the rules and guidance are available free of charge via ClassNK’s website www.classnk.com for those who have registered for the ClassNK “My Page” service. To register for the “My Page” service free of charge, go to ClassNK’s website and click on the “My Page Login” button.


For more information on this topic, please contact:


ClassNK Development Operations Headquarters
TEL： +81-3-5226-2171
FAX： +81-3-5226-2172
e-mail： dvd@classnk.or.jp

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