NR467 Rules for the classification of steel ships

Bureau Veritas Rules for the classification of steel ships are applicable to seagoing steel ships. They provide detailed requirements for the assignment and the maintenance of classed ships by Bureau Veritas.

Unless otherwise specified, these Rules apply to ships for which the date of contract for construction is on or after 1st of July 2021. The Society may refer to the contents hereof before 1st of July 2021, as and when deemed necessary or appropriate. BV Rules for the Classification of Steel Ships consist of the following documents:

Reference	Title	Edition
NR467 A1 R18	Part A - Classification and Surveys	Jul. 2021
NR467 B1 R13	Part B - Hull and Stability	Jul. 2021
NR467 C1 R13	Part C - Machinery, Electricity, Automation, and Fire Protection	Jul. 2021
NR467 D1 R13	Part D - Service Notations including Ro-Ro cargo ships, pure car/truck carriers, container ships, livestock carriers, bulk carriers, ore carriers, oil tankers, FLS tankers, chemical tankers, liquefied gas carriers, tankers, passenger ships, Ro-Ro passengers ships, ships for dredging activity, non-propelled units, fishing vessels, offshore patrol vessels	Jul. 2021
NR467 E1 R04	Part E - Service Notations for Offshore Service Vessels and Tugs including tugs, anchor handling vessels, supply vessels, fire-fighting ships, oil recovery ships, cable laying ships, diving support vessels, lifting units, semi-submersible cargo ships, standby rescue vessels, accommodation units, pipe laying units	Jul. 2021
NR467 F1 R13	Part F - Additional Class Notations	Jul. 2021

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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 a particular ship type such as:

NR606 Bulk carriers and oil tankers (CSR)
NR517 Compressed natural gas carriers
NR490 Crew boats
NR475 Floating docks
NR396 High-speed crafts
NR527 Icebreakers
NR620 LNG bunkering ship
NR589 Wind farm service ships
NR500 Yachts

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NR467 Rules for the classification of steel ships

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