3.1 LR maintains a Technical Committee, at present comprised of a maximum of 80
members, and additionally an Offshore Technical Committee with specific responsibility
for LR’s Rules for Offshore Units, at present comprised of a maximum of 80 members.
Membership of the Technical Committees includes:
Ex officio members:
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lloyd’s Register
Group Limited
- Chairman of the Classification Committee of Lloyd’s Register
Group Limited
Members Nominated by:
- Technical Committee or Offshore Technical Committee
- Professional bodies representing technical disciplines relevant
to the industry
- National and International trade associations with competence
relevant to technical issues related to LR's business
3.2 In addition
to the foregoing:
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Each National or Area Committee may appoint a representative to attend
meetings of the Technical Committees.
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A maximum of five further representatives from National
Administrations may be co-opted to serve on the Technical Committees.
Representatives from National Administrations may also be elected as members of
the Technical Committees as Nominated Members.
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Further persons may be co-opted to serve on the Technical Committees
by the relevant Technical Committee.
3.3 All elections
are subject to confirmation by the Board.
3.4 The function of the Technical Committees is to consider:
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any technical issues
connected with LR’s business;
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any proposed alterations
in the existing Rules;
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any new Rules for
classification;
Where changes to the Rules are necessitated by mandatory implementation of
International Conventions and Codes, or Common Rules, Unified Requirements and
Interpretations adopted by the International Association of Classification Societies,
these may be implemented by LR without consideration by the relevant Technical
Committee, although any such changes may be provided to the Technical Committees for
information.
Where changes to the Rules are required by LR to enable existing technical
requirements within the Rules to be recognised as Class Notations or Descriptive Notes,
these may be implemented by LR without consideration by the relevant Technical
Committee, although any such changes will be provided to the relevant Technical
Committee for information
3.5 The term of office of the Chairman and of all members of each 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 office of the Chairman may be extended with
the approval of the Board.
3.6 In the case of continuous non-attendance of a member, the relevant
Technical Committee may withdraw membership.
3.7 Meetings of the Technical Committees are convened as often and at such times
and places as is necessary, but there is to be at least one meeting in each year.
Matters may also be considered by the Technical Committees by correspondence.
3.8 Any proposal involving any alteration in, or addition to the General
Regulations, of Rules for Classification is subject to approval of the Board. All other
proposals for additions to or alterations to the Rules for Classification other than the
General Regulations, will following consideration and approval by the relevant Technical
Committee either at a meeting of that Technical Committee or by correspondence, be
recommended to the Board for adoption.
3.9 The Technical Committees are empowered to:
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appoint sub-Committees
or panels; and
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co-opt to the 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.