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Classification &
Marine Technology
Tim Kent
Technical Director, Marine
August 2013
Lloyd’s Register’s Mission
Through its constitution, Lloyd’s Register is directed to:
Grading systems:
Why not?
Statutory certification
How Do Ships Enter Class?
Plans & Alterations Approved
Materials Made at Approved Works
Hull Constructed Under Lloyd’s Register’s Special
Survey
Machinery Constructed Under Lloyd’s Register’s
Special Survey
Survey of Electrical and Control Equipment
Conditions for Classification
• Satisfactory completion of periodical surveys
• Reporting all damages and defects
• Valid convention certificates
• Correct loading and operation
• Availability of approved loading guidance
• Operation in suitable environment
Conditions for Classification – Survey
Cycle
Year 1 2 3 4 5
SS ITSS or ITMS SS
AS AS AS AS AS
DS DS DS
DS IWS DS
Marine Technology –
Early Adopters
Company Attitude and
Level of adoption
Late Entrants
Roll out
Development
Demonstrators
Innovation
Early Adopters
Company Attitude and
Level of adoption
Late Entrants
Roll out
Development
Demonstrators
Innovation
INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES
11 Hull loading and structures
22 Materials
Systems Engineering
Risk Assessment
RIGOROUS
VERIFICATION OF Tier 3 Verification of conformity
INNOVATION
Tier 5 Industry
practices/standards
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riskassessment
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Peer review
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… using a standard process, scalable according to the
degree of innovation, always applied with rigour.
Led by expert in
STAR Stage 1 Stage 2 Acceptance NO Stage 3 Stage 4
criteria END Risk Assessment
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satisfied? (or equivalent)
YES
Risk Control Requirements (criteria, Rules, standards etc. to be applied during survey)
Led by Subject
Matter Expert Conventional Classification & Statutory Approval
in relevant
Process
Discipline
Thank you.
May 2013