IACS procedures for CSR maintenance

IACS has revised the procedures regarding the Common Structural Rules, which set minimum requirements for the classification of the hull structures of bulk carriers and oil tankers.

The initially published versions of the CSR were developed separately for bulk carriers and oil tankers, based on different technical approaches. Subsequently, a harmonised version was adopted, based on a consistent methodology and applicable to ships contracted for construction on or after 1 July 2015.

IACS Common Structural Rules is one of the elements in the package submitted to IMO for verification of compliance with IMO’s Goal Based Standards (GBS). IMO MSC 96 approved MSC.1/Circ.1518 confirming that ships contracted under the twelve (12) IACS Members’ Rules, which contain the IACS Common Structural Rules, are deemed to meet IMO’s GBS standards.

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