We are pleased to announce that the ClassNK "NOTATION HANDBOOK", which summarizes all of the class notations defined in our technical rules and guidance, is now available on the ClassNK website.

To obtain of this handbook, log in to your "ClassNK MyPage" account*, and click on "Technical Publications". A PDF version of the handbook can be downloaded for free. The URL for the ClassNK MyPage login page is https://www.classnk.or.jp/account/en/Rules_Guidance/ssl/login.aspx.

* Note: "ClassNK MyPage" accounts are available free of charge, but registration is required. To sign up for an account, go to the ClassNK MyPage login page, and click on "Create an Account". In addition to the "NOTATION HANDBOOK", there are many other materials available to ClassNK MyPage users free of charge such as all of our technical rules and guidance, all of our guidelines and various other technical publications, etc.

We are confident that both shipowners and shipbuilders will find this "NOTATION HANDBOOK" to be very useful for verifying the various notations used in our technical rules and guidance.

For any questions about the above, please contact:

NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI (ClassNK)
Classification Department, Information Center, Head Office
Address: 1-8-5 Ohnodai, Midori-ku, Chiba 267-0056, Japan
Tel.:　+81-43-294-5797
Fax:　+81-43-294-5449
E-mail:　cld@classnk.or.jp