Rules and standards
Rules and standards with cross reference links


Rules, class guidelines, class programmes, offshore standards and statutory interpretations


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Interlinked package including the following documents:

  • Rules for classification (GEN, SHIP, HSLC, INV, YACHT, UWT, NAV, NAVAL, FD, OU)
  • Class guidelines (CG)
  • Class programmes (CP)
  • Offshore standards (OS)
  • Statutory interpretations (SI)
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Rules for classification: Ships (RU-SHIP)

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