RULES FOR CLASSIFICATION OF

Ships

PART 6 CHAPTER 30

NEWBUILDINGS
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS – ADDITIONAL CLASS

Regasification
JULY 2016

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CONTENTS

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Sec. 1 General ................................................................................................................................................ 5
A. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
A 100 Introduction........................................................................................................................................................... 5
A 200 Requirements ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
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SECTION 1 GENERAL

A. Introduction
A 100 Introduction
101 Objective
The requirements in this chapter apply to vessels having regasification equipment used for LNG vaporizing and
gas export, through a submerged turret buoy offshore or through dedicated gas unloading manifolds.
102 Scope
The requirements herein cover safety, loading and offloading, certification, and testing of regasification units.
103 Application
Vessels with above mentioned equipment installed shall be built according to these rules, and will be assigned
the class notation REGAS.
Since these installations may differ in arrangements and equipment, the requirements outlined may be subject
to adjustments to suit the particular installations.
104 Vessels intended for regasification operation with arrangement for export of natural gas through a
submerged turret system may be given the notation STL provided that the applicable requirements in Pt.5 Ch.3
Sec.14 are complied with.
105 For vessels where the propulsion machinery is not operational while connected to a jetty or similar the
vessel may be given the class notation POSMOOR provided that mooring system is complying with
requirements given in applicable parts of DNV-OS-E301.
A 200 Requirements
201 Requirements in DNV GL rules for classification: Ships Pt.6 Ch.4 Sec.8 shall apply.

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