Release Notes

Rulefinder 9.38 Contents and validity

Rulefinder 9.38 includes valid requirements as at 1^st January 2023 which were available at the time of release.

This release consists of several new, updated and consolidated Lloyd’s Register Rules and Regulations. These include:

Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships, July 2022, incorporating Notice No. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials, July 2022, incorporating Notice No. 1
Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Offshore Units, July 2022, incorporating Notice No. 1 & 2
Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Naval Ships, January 2023
Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Special Service Craft, July 2022, incorporating Notice No. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Inland Waterways Ships, July 2022, incorporating Notice No. 1, 2 & 3
Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships for Service on the Great Lakes and River St. Lawrence, July 2022, incorporating Notice No. 1 & 2
Rules and Regulations for the Construction and Classification of Ships for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk, July 2022, incorporating Notice No. 1
Rules and Regulations for the Construction and Classification of Floating Docks and Dock Gates, July 2022, incorporating Notice No. 1 & 2
Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Linkspans, July 2022, incorporating Notice No. 1 & 2
Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels, July 2022, incorporating Notice No. 1 & 2
Rules and Regulations for the Construction & Classification of Submersibles & Diving Systems, July 2022, incorporating Notice No. 1 & 2
Code for Lifting Appliances in a Marine Environment, July 2022, incorporating Notice No. 1
Code for Offshore Personnel Transfer Systems, July 2022, incorporating Notice No. 1 & 2
Rules for the Classification of Stern First Ice Class Ships, July 2022, , incorporating Notice No. 1

Clasifications Register Guidance Notes

Guidance for the Polar Class Vessel and Criteria for Non-Linear Analysis, January 2022
Guidance Notes for Offshore Wind Far Project Certification, September 2022
Guidance Notes for Class Approval of Engine Power Limitation (EPL) and Shaft Power Limitation (SHaPoLi) Equipment, November 2022

Rulefinder also contains updated and consolidated International Maritime Organization (IMO) documents. New documents included for Rulefinder 9.38 are:

Resolutions from the 105th session of the Maritime Safety Committee
Resolutions from the 78th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee
MSC, MEPC, MSC-MEPC, MSC-FAL, BWM and SN Circulars that have been released since Rulefinder version 9.37
Various other IMO documents that have been included on user request

Consolidation of documents

A number of IMO resolutions and conference documents update existing IMO conventions, resolutions and guidelines. These updates have been consolidated into the respective documents and removed wherever required to ensure that Rulefinder only represents the most up-to-date version of current IMO requirements.

When a document is removed for this purpose a note has been inserted providing details of the update.

IMO Documents that have been superseded, revoked or replaced have also been either removed from Rulefinder or note added next to the title stating that the document has need consolidated.

Future Releases

Future releases will include additional documents. Please let us know if you would like to see additional documents included. If there is sufficient demand for documents to be added then we will incorporate them in a future release.