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.

Check the latest updates

  • NR533 - Approval of service suppliers (November 2024 edition)
  • NR566 - Hull arrangement, stability and systems for ships less than 500 GT (November 2024 edition)
  • NR483 - Rules for the classification of naval ships (November 2024 edition)
  • NR572 - Classification and certification of floating offshore wind turbines (October 2024 edition)

  • NR600 - Hull structure and arrangement for the classification of cargo ships less than 65m and non cargo ships less than 90m (October 2024 edition)

     

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