Section 1 General

101. Application

1. The requirements in this Chapter apply to the

procedures for manufacturer approval of product

(paints and fire protection materials, etc.) having no individual product inspection for which appro-

val of the Society is to be obtained in advance

before they are used in ships in accordance with

the requirements in the Technical Rules of the Society.

2. The manufacturers wishing to obtain the approval of the Society for items other than those in Par 1 above are to comply with the requirements of this Chapter.

102. Approval application

1. The manufacturers wishing to the Manufacturer Approval for the first time are to submit a copy of the application of approval of quality assurance system (refer to Annex 6) together with two cop- ies of data in Ch 3, 102. 3 (2) to the Society.

2. The manufacturers wishing to the Periodical Audit and Renewal Audit of manufacturer approval are

to submit a copy of the application of approval of quality assurance system (refer to gether with following data to the Society.

(1) Reviewed manufacturing process during previous plant audit, the specification and

Annex 6) to-

list of the al-

teration to the manufacturing facilities(where practicable, to be mentioned with a comparison ta- ble form between new and old)

(2) List of Type Approved Equipment issued by the Society

(3) The copies for test records and the date list of accuracy and calibration of inspection and test- ing facilities

(4) Service records to the Society

3. However, the required data previously submitted to the Society, according to the Technical Rules, may be exempted from submission.

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