1. Unless expressly specified otherwise, the requirements in the Guidance apply to ships for which contracts for construction are signed on or after 1 July 2015.

2. The amendments to the Guidance for 2014 edition and their effective date are as follows;

Effective Date 1 July 2014 (based on the contract date for ship construction, Related Circular No. : 2014-5-E)

CHAPTER 3 TYPE APPROVAL

Section 33 Protective Coating Systems for Cargo Oil Tanks

- 3304. 4. (5) has been amended.

Effective Date 1 July 2014 (based on the application date for a product, Related Circular No. : 2014-3-E)

CHAPTER 1 GENERAL

Section 2 Definitions

- 205. has been newly established.

CHAPTER 3

TYPE APPROVAL

Section 1 General

- 105. 2. has been deleted.

Section 3 Anti-corrosive Paints

- 304. has been amended.

Section 4 Acid Resisting Paints

- 404. has been amended.

Section 26 Fire Protection Materials

- 2605. has been amended.

CHAPTER 6

Annex 5

MANUFACTURER APPROVAL

- Chapter 6 has been newly established.

Approval Certificate for Manufacturer

- Annex 5 has been newly established.

Effective Date 26 August 2014 (based on the application date for a product, Related Circular No. : 2014-9-E)

CHAPTER 2 APPROVAL OF MANUFACTURING PROCESS

Section 1 General

- 109. 1. (3) and (5) have been amended.

- 109. 1. (6), (7), 2., 4., 5. have been newly established.

- 110. 1. and 2. have been amended.

CHAPTER 3

TYPE

APPROVAL

Section 1 General

- 109. 2. has been amended.

- 110. 1. (6), 2., 4., 5. have been amended.

- 110. 1. (7) has been newly established.

CHAPTER 4

DESIGN APPROVAL

Section 1 General

- 106. has been amended.

CHAPTER 5

APPROVAL OF QUALITY ASSURANCE

SYSTEM

Section 3 Approval

- 303. 2. (5) has been amended.

- 303. 4. and 5. have been newly established.

CHAPTER 6

MANUFACTURER APPROVAL

Section 3 Approval

- 303. 1., 2. (2), (5) have been amended.

- 303. 3. and 4. have been newly established.

Effective Date 1 July 2015 (based on the contract date for ship construction)

CHAPTER 3 TYPE APPROVAL

Section 8-1 Diesel Engines 1

- 802. 2 Table 3.8.1 has been amended.

Section 15 Machinery and Equipment for Ships

- 1503. Table 3.15.1 has been amended.

Section 21 Electrical Equipment and Cables

- 2101. 2 Table 3.21.1 has been amended.

- 2104., 2105. and 2106. have been amended.

- 2107. 2 Table 3.21.3 has been amended.

Effective Date 1 July 2015 (based on the application date for a product)

CHAPTER 2 APPROVAL OF MANUFACTURING PROCESS

Section 2-4 YP47 Steel Plates

- Section 2-4 has been newly established.

Section 6 Aluminium Alloys

- Table 2.6.2 of 603. 2. has been amended.

CHAPTER 3

TYPE APPROVAL

Section 3-2 Non-slip Paints

- Section 3-2 has been newly established.

Section 5 Loading Instruments

- 501. has been amended.

Section 25 Securing Devices

- 2501. 1. has been amended.

- 2501. 2. has been deleted.

- Table 3.25.2 and 2. of 2502. has been amended.

Section 26 Fire Protection Materials

- Table 3.26.1 of 2601. has been amended.

- Table 3.26.8 of 2604. have been amended.

Section 27 Materials for Refrigerated Chambers and Oil-impervious Composition

- Table 3.27.1 of 2703. has been amended.

- Table 3.27.4 of 2703. has been deleted.

Section 32 Corrosion Resistant Steels

- 3201. 1. has been amended.

- 3202. (3) has been amended.

- 3203. 3. has been amended.

Section 34 Fiber Reinforced Plastic Gratings

- Section 34 has been newly established.

CHAPTER 4 DESIGN APPROVAL

Section 3 Container Lashing calculation program

- Section 3 has been newly established.