1. Basic Service Process
Documents to be submitted
Approval of manufacturing process
A) The manufacturer wishing to obtain the approval of manufacturing process is to submit a copy of the application of approval for manufacturing process of the Society together with three copies of the required data for the approval and two copies of the required data for reference to the Society.
B) Data to be submitted
a) Data for approval
- Test plan for the approval of manufacturing process and applicable standard, codes or rules.
b) Data for reference
(A) Details of products information
(a) Type of products, grade of steel, thickness and specification of products
(B) Outline of workshops
(a) Name and address of the manufacturer, history, layout and dimension of works
(C) Organization and quality
(a) Organizational chart and staff employed
(b) Origin and storage of raw materials
(c) Qualification of the personnel involved in activities related to the quality of the products
(d) Certification of compliance of the quality system with IS0 9001, if any.
(e) Approval certificates already granted by other Classification Societies, if any.
(D) Manufacturing facilities
(a) Flow chart of the manufacturing process
(b) Origin and storage of raw materials
(c) Storage of finished products
(d) Equipment for systematic control during fabrication
(E) Details of inspections and quality control facilities
(a) Details of system used for identification of materials at the different stages of manufacturing
(b) Equipment for mechanical tests, chemical analyses and metallography, non destructive examinations and relevant calibration procedures
(c) List and documents for inspection and testing
(F) Service records - Estimated total annual production of finished products for shipbuilding and for other applications
(G) Other data deemed necessary by the Society
C) Notwithstanding the requirements, where the applicant is already approved by the Society and then attachments are entirely equal in content to the documents previously submitted to the Society, the documents may be partly or entirely exempted from submission except for approval test program for approval of the manufacturing process.
Type Approval
A) The manufacturer wishing to obtain a type approval is to submit a copy of the application of type approval of the Society.
B) Data to be submitted
a) Data for approval
- Type test program and applicable standards, codes or rules.
b) Relevant drawings and documents
c) Data for reference
(A) Particulars and specifications of products
(B) Data on history, outline and layout of manufacturing plants
(C) When examination of works is required, the following reference data may be submitted.
(a) Data on major manufacturing facilities
(b) Data on manufacturing process
(c) Data of in-house standards or codes
(d) Data of quality control system
(e) Data on major inspection and testing facilities
(f) Service records
(g) List of subcontractors and their products
(h) For a newly developed product, documents related to tests and their results for its development
C) Notwithstanding the requirements, where the applicant is already approved by the Society and the attachments are entirely equal in content to the docu
Design Approval
A) The manufacturers wishing to obtain design approval are to submit a copy of the application of design approval.
B) Drawings and data to be submitted
a) Name of products
b) Type and model number
c) Specification of products (for reference)
d) List of drawings and documents submitted
e) Operating manual (for reference)
C) When the alteration of the specification, construction, etc. is to be made on the machinery and equipment which have been granted the design approval, the manufacturer is to submit the application of alteration to the Society together with the detailed drawings and documents of the alteration.
Approval of Quality Assurance System
A) The manufacturers wishing the approval of quality assurance system are to submit a copy of the application.
B) Data to be submitted
(a) Quality Manual: 3 copies
(b) A list of internal quality system procedures: 1 copy
(c) Outline of the products to which the quality assurance system is applied (product name, range of application for approval, etc.) : 1 copy
(d) Applicable codes, inspection & testing plan : 1 copy
(e) Personal records of education and experience in charge of manufacturing survey : 1 copy
(f) Other data deemed necessary by the Society for the approval of quality assurance system
Statutory Survey
International Conventions
To convey KR's technical expertise and views in the international forum, KR has been actively participating in IMO Assembly, Committee (MSC, MEPC, FAL, TC, LEG, etc.) and Sub-Committee (CCC, HTW, III, NCSR, PPR, SDC, SSE) as technical advisor of Korea Government, MOF (Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries), Also, KR has been reflecting the adopted and effectuated conventions into its Rules and Korean National requirements. In addition, KR has been holding periodical seminars for the ship-owners, shipyards and correlated organizations to provide them with the background information on the newly adopted conventions allowing for trouble free application and enforcement.
Korean National Law
To assist in the establishment and amendment of Korean national laws such as the Ship Safety Act, Marine Pollution Prevention Act and various standards for equipment installations, KR has been providing the Korean Government with the technical expertise of its engineers. In doing so, KR has been making great contributions in ensuring the safety of ships and prevention of marine pollution and effective implementation of maritime safety policy of Korean Government.
Authorization from the Administrations
KR has been granted the authorization to conduct the ship surveys and issue certificates in accordance with the various international conventions from about 60 major shipping government Administrations such as Panama, Liberia, Greece, Hong Kong, Singapore as well as Korea. As a result, KR has been able to conduct statutory surveys concurrently with the classification surveys on the ships which fly the flag of Administrations listed in the table, thereby providing the ship-owners with the convenience of time reduction and economic savings. As the number of authorizations from the Administrations is a major indicator to gauge the international reputation of a classification Society, KR has been endeavoring to increase the number of authorizations from various Administrations.
Inspection
KR has been engaged in a wide range of inspection and tests on the ship's article, equipment for marine pollution prevention and container of dangerous goods to maintain their highest quality.
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