Section 1 General
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Clasifications Register Rules and Regulations - Rules for the Classification of Trimarans, July 2022 - Volume 1 Regulations and Structural Arrangements - Part 6 Scantling Determination - Chapter 4 Local Scantling Requirements - Section 1 General

Section 1 General

Parent topic: Chapter 4 Local Scantling Requirements

1.1 Introduction

1.1.1 This Chapter contains local scantling requirements for the structural elements of a trimaran.

1.1.2 Where plating or stiffening contributes to the global strength of the ship, the scantlings are not to be less than that required to satisfy the global strength requirements detailed in Vol 1, Pt 6, Ch 3 Global Strength Requirements.

1.2 Corrosion margin

1.2.1 The local scantling requirements are calculated in the Rules using a ‘net’ scantling approach, see Vol 1, Pt 1, Ch 1, 3.2 Corrosion margin.

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