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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL ··········································································································· 1
Section 1 General ············································································································ 1
Section 2 Definitions ······································································································· 1
Section 3 Hull Construction and Equipment ······························································ 3
CHAPTER 2 CLASS SURVEYS ····························································································· 7
Section 1 General ············································································································ 7
Section 2 Classification Survey during Construction ················································ 7
Section 3 Classification Survey after Construction ··················································· 8
CHAPTER 3 MATERIALS ······································································································· 9
Section 1 General ············································································································ 9
Section 2 FRP Materials ······························································································· 10
Section 3 FRP ················································································································ 17
CHAPTER 4 MOULDING ····································································································· 21
Section 1 General ·········································································································· 21
Section 2 Laminating and Moulding ·········································································· 22
Section 3 Additional Procedure for Hand Lay-up Method ··································· 24
Section 4 Additional Procedure for Spray Lay-up Method ·································· 25
Section 5 Additional Procedure for Sandwich Construction ································· 25
Seciton 6 Bonding and Fastening ·············································································· 27
Section 7 Bonded Connections ·················································································· 29
Section 8 Coating ·········································································································· 32
CHAPTER 5 LONGITUDINAL STRENGTH ·········································································· 33
Section 1 Longitudinal strength ·················································································· 33
CHAPTER 6 SHELL LAMINATES ······················································································· 35
Section 1 General ·········································································································· 35
Section 2 Keels ·············································································································· 35
Section 3 Shell Laminates for Midship Part ···························································· 35
Section 4 Shell Laminates for End Parts ································································· 37
Section 5 Side Shell Laminates in way of Superstructures ································ 38
Section 6 Local Strengthening of Shell Laminates ················································ 38
CHAPTER 7 DECKS ·············································································································· 39
Section 1 General ·········································································································· 39
Section 2 Minimum Thickness of Deck Laminates ··············································· 39
Section 3 Local Compensation of Decks ································································· 41