Rules & Guidelines 

Bureau Veritas develops Rules, Rule Notes and Guidance Notes for the benefit of our clients, partners, and the marine industry as a whole. We use the vast experience of our engineers, gained through years of service in the marine industry, combined with advanced research into structure and hydrodynamics, to ensure the development of the most relevant and up-to-date Rules.

Bureau Veritas provides more than 130 technical publications to download.
Rules and Rule Notes (NR) provide the applicable requirements for certification and classification by Bureau Veritas.
Guidance Notes (NI) provide information and recommendations on specific topics related to marine units.

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  • NI685 - Verification scheme for dynamic subsea power cable (September 2024 edtion)
  • NR500 - Rules for the classification and the certification of yachts (October 2024 edtion)
  • NR600 - Hull structure and arrangement for the classification of cargo ships less than 65 m and non-cargo ships less than 90 m (October 2024 edition)
  • NR671 -  Ammonia-fuelled ships - Tentative Rules (September 2024 edition)
  • NR528 -  Green passport (July 2024 edition)
  • NR467 -  Rules for the classification of steel ships (July 2024 edition)

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