NR480 Approval of the Manufacturing Process of Metallic Materials

This Rule Note provides the procedure to be followed to obtain the Society’s approval certificate of material for manufacturing process of metallic products.

Reference	Title	Date
NR480 corrigenda July 2026	Corrigenda July 2026 to the July 2026 edition of NR480	July 2026
NR480 R09	Approval of the manufacturing process of metallic materials	July 2026

Check the Consolidated edition (July 2006 edition amended by July 2026 corrigenda)

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

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