DNV GL updates its rules and standards for ships

Classification society DNV GL recently updated its rules and standards for ships. New and amended rules were formally approved on 1 July and are included in the 2016 July edition of the rules. 

The changes of the rules and standards can be categorized into three sections:

In addition to the DNV GL rules, updates of the “DNV rules for Ship” and “GL Rules for Seagoing Ships” were published in parallel. These have been primarily updated for alignment with IACS unified requirements and to reflect changes as included in the DNV GL rules.Also – it should be noted that as of July 2016 the common DNV GL rules for the following regimes came into force:

• High Speed and Light Craft (RU-HSLC) 
• Inland Navigation Vessels (RU-INV) 
• Yachts (RU-Yacht) 
• Underwater Technology (RU-UWT) 
• Naval Vessels (RU-Naval) 
• Floating Docks (RU-FD)

Following the above entry into force date, contracts for class new buildings within these regimes will only be offered on the basis of the DNV GL rules.For accurate and detailed information on all rule sets, please contact your local DNV GL office.

DNV GL rules for Ships
Below is an overview of the main changes to the DNV GL rules for ships.

New class notations
Ship type notations

• Barge for … / oil, oil products, chemicals, liquified gas / (Pt.5 Ch.5, 6 and 7)
• Reefer (Pt.5 Ch.10 Sec.15)
• Refrigerated fruit juice carrier (Pt.5 Ch.10 Sec.15)
• Slop reception facility (Pt.5 Ch.10 Sec.14)

Additional class notations

• CA / controlled atmosphere / (Pt.6 Ch.4 Sec.13)

Revised class notations

• REGAS (Pt.6 Ch.4 Sec.8)
  Changes for hull related topics (Pt. 3 and Pt. 5)
  Following the new technical platform for hull structures introduced with the DNV GL rules in October 2015, necessary updates have been carried out to streamline the application, refine scantling impact and correct misprints. 

These changes come into force with immediate effect.

DNV GL also published a new standard for the “Assessment of station keeping capability of Dynamic Positioned (DP) vessels” 

The standard provides a uniform basis for verification of results and may be used to provide vessel owners, operators and other stakeholders with DP capability information suitable for vessel selection, assessment and comparison.Furthermore, the standard has been developed in close cooperation with a large industry group and continues the DNV GL tradition as being the leading society on DP.

Learn more reading the new standard below

Source: DNV GL