4.1 LR's Naval
Ship Technical Committee is at present composed of a maximum of 50
members and includes:
Ex officio members:
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lloyd’s Register Group
Limited
Member nominated by:
- Naval Ship Technical Committee;
- The Royal Navy and the UK Ministry of Defence;
- UK Shipbuilders, Ship Repairers and Defence Industry;
- Overseas Navies, Governments and Governmental Agencies;
- Overseas Shipbuilders, Ship Repairers and Defence Industries;
4.2 All elections
are subject to confirmation by the Board.
4.3 All members
of the Naval Ship Technical Committee are to hold security clearance
from their National Authority for the equivalent of NATO CONFIDENTIAL.
All material is to be handled in accordance with NATO Regulations
or, for non-NATO countries, an approved equivalent. No classified
material shall be disclosed to any third party without the consent
of the originator.
4.4 The term
of office of the Naval Ship Technical Committee Chairman and of all
members of the Naval Ship Technical Committee is five years. Members
may be re-elected to serve an additional term of office with the approval
of the Board. The term of the Chairman may be extended with the approval
of the Board.
4.5 In the case
of continuous non-attendance of a member, the Naval Ship Technical
Committee may withdraw membership.
4.6 The function of the Naval Ship Technical Committee is to consider technical
issues connected with Naval Ship matters and to approve proposals for new Naval Ship
Rules, or amendments to existing Naval Ship Rules. Where appropriate, Naval Ship
Technical Committee may also recognise alternative LR Rule requirements that have been
approved by the other Lloyd’s Register Technical Committee as adjunct to the Naval Ship
Rules.
4.7 Meetings
of the Naval Ship Technical Committee are convened as necessary but
there will be at least one meeting per year. Urgent matters may be
considered by the Naval Ship Technical Committee by correspondence.
4.8 Any proposal involving any alteration in, or addition to, the General
Regulations of Rules for Classification of Naval Ships is subject to approval of the
Board. All other proposals for additions to or alterations to the Rules for
Classification of Naval Ships, other than the General Regulations, will following
consideration and approval by the Naval Ship Technical Committee, either at a meeting of
the Naval Ship Technical Committee or by correspondence, be recommended to the Board for
adoption.
4.9 The Naval Ship Technical Committee is empowered to:
- appoint sub-Committees or panels; and
- co-opt to the Naval Ship Technical Committee, or to its
sub-Committees or panels, representatives of any organisation or industry or
private individuals for the purpose of considering any particular problem.