Section 1 Hull construction
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Clasifications Register Guidance Information - Guidance Notes for the Classification of Wind Farm Service Vessels, July 2012 - Chapter 2 Classification Aspects - Section 1 Hull construction

Section 1 Hull construction

Parent topic: Chapter 2 Classification Aspects

1.1 Structural requirements for Special Service Craft workboats

1.1.1 For the purposes of obtaining the descriptive note Wind Farm Service Vessel, the requirements for Special Service Craft workboats are to be met. The following (nonexhaustive) list outlines key chapters of the LR Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Special Service Craft, July 2022 (hereinafter referred to as the Rules for Special Service Craft) relating to hull structural requirements:

  Craft Design Pt 3, Ch 2 Craft Design
  Control Systems Pt 3, Ch 3 Control Systems
  Closing Arrangements and Outfit Pt 3, Ch 4 Closing Arrangements and Outfit
  Anchoring and Mooring Equipment Pt 3, Ch 5 Anchoring and Mooring Equipment
  Design and Load Criteria Pt 5 Design and Load Criteria
  Hull Construction in Steel Pt 6 Hull Construction in Steel
  Hull Construction in Aluminium Pt 7 Hull Construction in Aluminium

1.2 Required plans

1.2.1 A list of plans to be submitted for Classification purposes is given in Pt 6 Hull Construction in Steel or Pt 7, Ch 1, 2 General requirements of the Rules for Special Service Craft. Submitted plans are to be of sufficient detail for plan approval purposes. It is preferable to include structural details in a separate drawing or booklet.

1.3 Materials

1.3.1 The materials and welding consumables used in the construction of the craft are to be manufactured and tested in accordance with the appropriate requirements the LR Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials, July 2022. All materials are to be manufactured at works which have been approved by LR for the type and, where appropriate, grade of material which is being supplied and for the relevant material production and processing route.

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