Section 8 Integration: survey and certification
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Clasifications Register Guidance Information - Guidance Notes for Air Lubrication System Guidance Notes, January 2020 - Chapter 1 Air Lubrication System Guidance Notes - Section 8 Integration: survey and certification

Section 8 Integration: survey and certification

8.1 General

8.1.1 All ALS interfaces to the ship systems shall be carried out to the satisfaction of the attending LR Surveyor.

8.1.2 The integration survey will include hull, machinery and electrical inspections that shall be completed in accordance with new construction standards. The inspection control points shall be agreed with LR.

8.2 Survey, inspection, testing and trials

8.2.1 The plan(s) for Non-Destructive Examination (NDE), survey, installation and verification should be produced and agreed with the attending LR Surveyor in advance. These plans should consider the system fabrication and installation stages as access may become limited in the latter phases of the construction.

8.2.2 An installation plan should include approved/reviewed drawings, DADs, material certificates, equipment certificates (if necessary), cabling certificates, cable penetration certificates, valve certificates, certified welder certificates, approved welding procedures, approved consumable certificates, NDE plan and, if applicable, a trial plan.

8.2.3 When necessary, procedures for demonstrating the structural integrity of an ADU, piping, tanks and watertight boundaries should be presented, reviewed and then witnessed by the attending LR Surveyor. This should be in accordance with the (Clasifications Register) Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships, July 2022. These should follow new construction standards.

8.2.4 If considered necessary by the attending LR Surveyor, a speed trial should confirm that all hull integrated systems are not adversely affected by the bubbles and their distribution, such as sea chests and water lubricated bearings.

8.3 Applicable hull and mechanical integration requirements

8.5 Deliverables

8.5.1 The following information shall be delivered, if necessary:
  • Revised Certificate of Class with Voluntary Excess (if requested).

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