Section 1 Scope
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Clasifications Register Rules and Regulations - Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials, July 2022 - Chapter 1 General Requirements - Section 1 Scope

Section 1 Scope

Parent topic: Chapter 1 General Requirements

1.1 General

1.1.1 Materials used for the construction, conversion, modification or repair of ships, other marine structures and associated machinery which are classed or are intended for classification by Clasifications Register (hereinafter referred to as LR), are to be manufactured, tested and inspected in accordance with these Rules.

1.1.2 Wrought, cast and extruded materials are to comply with the requirements of Ch 1 General Requirements and Ch 2 Testing Procedures for Metallic Materials, and the appropriate specific requirements of Ch 3 Rolled Steel Plates, Strip, Sections and Bars to Ch 9 Copper Alloys. Mooring and anchoring equipment is to comply with the requirements of Ch 1 General Requirements and Ch 2 Testing Procedures for Metallic Materials, and the appropriate specific requirements of Ch 10 Equipment for Mooring and Anchoring. Manufacturers of these materials must be approved by LR according to the requirements in Ch 1, 2 Approval and survey requirements or Ch 1, 3 Certification of materials. Only those materials within a manufacturer's scope of approval may be used.

1.1.3 Welding consumables are to comply with the requirements of Ch 11 Approval of Welding Consumables of these Rules.

1.1.4 Where welding is used for the construction, conversion, modification or repair of ships, other marine structures and associated machinery which are classed or are intended for classification by LR, welding qualifications and tests shall be performed according to Ch 12 Welding Qualifications of these Rules. All welding shall be performed according to Ch 13 Requirements for Welded Construction of these Rules.

1.1.5 Plastics materials are to comply with the requirements of Ch 14 Plastics Materials and other Non-Metallic Materials of these Rules.

1.1.6 Coatings, corrosion prevention systems and their components are to comply with the requirements of Ch 15 Corrosion Prevention.

1.1.7 The materials and components which are to comply with these requirements for the purposes of classification are defined in the relevant Rules dealing with design and construction.

1.1.8 Materials, manufacturing processes and inspection methods not listed in the Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials, July 2022 will be specially considered.

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