Section 1 General

101. Application

1. The requirements in this Chapter apply to the procedure for the approval of the drawings and documents submitted in advance to the Society designating the construction, dimensions, materials,

specifications, etc., as the standardized design proval by submitting drawings to the Society

for machinery in accordance

and equipment required to obtain ap- with the requirements in Pt 2, Ch 1,

104. (4), Pt 5, Ch 1, 305. and Ch 2 and Pt 9,

Ch 1 and Ch 2 of the Rules.

2. The drawings other than those specified Society, be approved upon the request of are correspondingly applied.

in the Rules may, where deemed appropriate by the applicant. In this case the requirements in this Chapter

3. Machinery and equipment specified in Pt 5, Pt 6 and

(1) Pt 5, Ch 2 and Ch 3 of the Rules

Pt 9 of the Rules is to be follows:

- Prime movers: Diesel engines, steam turbines, turbochargers

- Power transmission gears: Reduction gears, reversing gears, flexible couplings

- Shaftings: Propellers

(2) Pt 5, Ch 5 of the Rules

- Boilers: Boilers, exhaust gas economizers, thermal oil installations

- Pressure vessels: Air tanks, heating devices of fuel oil, other heat exchangers, etc.

(3) Pt 5, Ch 6 and Ch 7 of the Rules

- Essential auxiliaries: Pumps, air compressors, steering gears, windlass, winch, blowers, oil- hydraulic motors, etc.

(4) Pt 6, Ch 1 and Ch 2 of the Rules

- Electrical equipment: Generators, motors

- Control systems: Remote control devices of main engine, control devices of boiler, etc.

(5) Pt 9, Ch 1 and Ch 2 of the Rules

- Refrigerating installations: Compressors, pressure vessels

- Cargo handling arrangements: Construction drawings of cargo handling arrangements

102. Approval application

1. The manufacturers wishing to obtain design approval are to submit a copy of the application of de- sign approval (refer to Annex 5) and for approval, three copies and for reference, two copies of the drawings and documents of machinery and equipment according to applicable Rules.

2. Relevant drawings (fully detailed sectional assembly, drawings for main component parts) and docu- ments as belows.

(1) Product specifications

(2) All product details, catalogues, data sheets, calculations and functional descriptions, parts list, etc,(if any)

(3) Application and operational limitation

(4) Drawings showing the interaction between the main component.(if any)

(5) Name and version No of software to be installed and Quality Assurance Plan(if any)

(6) Installation and operation manual(if necessary)

(7) marking methods

3. When the alteration of the specification, construction, etc. is to be made on equipment which have been granted the design approval, the manufacturer is to tion of alteration to the Society together with the detailed drawings and alteration.

the machinery and submit the applica- documents of the

103. Approval assessment

1. The machinery and equipment specified in 101. 1 are to be assessed in accordance with the corre- sponding requirements in the Rules and the Guidance relating to the Rules for the Classification of Steel Ships. And, in particular, the reliability and the endurability are to be investigated considering the existing damages, etc., on the same or similar type.

2. The machinery and equipment approved in accordance with 101. 2 are to be assessed by applying the corresponding requirements in the Rules and the Guidance relating to the Rules for the Classification of Steel Ship.

3. The assessment of Certificates issued by other Classification Society or an inspection organization

recognized by the Society may be partially or wholly omitted.

and documents related to approval by other Classification Society to be submitted.

However, for this, the drawings or an inspection organization are

104. Notification and announcement of approval

1. The Society is to issue a Design Approval Certificate such as FORM AC-3 shown on Annex 3 to the applicant, where deemed appropriate by the Society on the basis of the submitted drawings and documents after completion of the approval assessment.

2. The Society announces the manufacturers who have been granted the design approval in the booklet of “List of Approved Manufacturer & Type Approved Equipment”.

105. Validity and renewal of approval certificate

1. The design approval certificate will be valid within five years from the date of issue

2. The manufacturer who intends to have a continuation of the approval is to submit an application to the Society three months before the expiry date together with the contents of alteration if there is any alteration to the design.

3. At the request of the manufacturer, the Society may extend the validity of approval certificate with- in the period of three months after expiry of the validity. In this case, the renewed approval certif- icate will be valid within five years from the expiry date of old approval certificate.

106. Suspension or withdrawal of approval

1. The Society can withdraw the design approval, in case any of the following cases.

(1) When the machinery and equipment no longer conform to the given requirements due to amend- ments or establishment of conventions, laws, rules and regulations.

(2) When serious shortcomings are found in structure or quality of the machinery and equipment al- ready approved after being installed in ships.

(3) When a request for withdrawal is made by the manufacturer.

(4) When the approval fees are not paid.

(5) When request for renewal of certificate is not made by the manufacturer.

(6) When considered inappropriate for approved condition by the Society.

2. When necessary conduct occasional audit, where non-conformities in the approved quality system are found, or where conditions for the issuance of the certificate or for its maintenance have deter- iorated, the manufacturer is to correct the non-conformities. Such corrections are to be verified by the Society. In case corrective actions are not taken within the specified period, the Society may suspend the approved certificate for a given period. In case the corrective actions are not taken for the suspended period, the Society may withdraw the approval.

3. A manufacturer whose approval has been withdrawn, may apply for re-approval provided that the reasons which resulted in cancellation are corrected, and the Society is to issue the approval certifi- cate after it is confirmed that the corrective action has effectively been implemented.

4. Where an application for re-approval is made for product which had its design approval withdrawn,

such application shall be considered as exceptional

handled according to initial design approval requirements. But, it may be case in case where the Society specially accepted.

107. Handling after approval

In case the machinery and equipment obtained design approval, the manufacturers may submit a copy of design approval certificate instead of the drawings and documents required by the Rules to the Society at the application of manufacturing survey.