NR216 Rules on materials and welding for the classification of marine units

These Rules are applicable to the manufacture, inspection and certification of rolled products, tubes, forgings, castings, anchors, chain cables, welding consumables and various components used for the construction of marine units to be classed with Bureau Veritas in accordance with the applicable Classification Rules for the concerned unit.

Unless otherwise specified, these Rules apply to units for which the date of the contract for construction is on or after January 1st, 2021. BV Rules on Materials and Welding for the Classification of Marine Units consist of the following document:

Reference	Title	Edition
NR216 Amd003	Amendments to the Rules on materials and welding	Jan 2021
NR216 R11	Rules on materials and welding for the classification of marine units	Jul 2019

Download the consolidated PDF of the January 2021 Rules on materials ans welding

Other Bureau Veritas technical documents are available for free download through the Full list of Bureau Veritas Rules, Rule Notes and Guidance Notes, including documents dedicated to materials and welding such as:

NR480 Approval of the manufacturing process of metallic materials
NR476 Approval testing of welders

Note: Bureau Veritas may at any time issue corrigenda for any published Rules or Guidance Notes to address errors in the printed and/or electronic editions.

NR216 Rules on materials and welding for the classification of marine units

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