Lloyd's Register delivers Common Tanker Rules training in China

Lloyd's Register has delivered the first of a series of five-day training courses on the implementation of the common structural Rules (CSR) for tankers, in China at Dalian Shipyard. The series of courses, covering finite-element analysis for the common tanker Rules, has been organised in co-operation with China Classification Society (CCS) as part of a reciprocal technology-sharing agreement between CCS and Lloyd's Register to help Chinese yards and design institutes to develop CSR-compliant tanker and bulk carrier designs. It is believed that the course at Dalian was the first of its type to have been run in China.

The course provides shipyard designers with detailed knowledge on the application of finite element methods to assess compliance with the new CSR and comprehensive training in the use of Lloyd's Register's ShipRight SDA software. A further course is being held in Shanghai this week and the final course will be held, also in Shanghai, in early 2006. These will include delegates from the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI), the Marine Design and Research Institute of China (MARIC), Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard, Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co Ltd (NACKS), Jiangnan Shipyard and Guangzhou Shipyard, among others.

"The course has been well prepared and the material provided was comprehensive. Such training will enable Chinese yards to compete effectively in the design and delivery of the new generation of tankers complying with the common structural Rules," said Guo Cheng Xin, Vice-President, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co Ltd.

"The co-operation between Lloyd's Register and CCS is an important step forward for both the common Rules and for Chinese yards," said Alan Williams, Country Manager for China, Lloyd's Register Asia. "The timely provision of training for both shipyard designers and shipowners will help both to understand how to apply the new Rules and to build and operate a new generation of more robust tankers."

The final version of the CSR for tankers was submitted to the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) on November 30, 2005 and was unanimously adopted by IACS Council on December 14, 2005. Publication will take place on January 15, 2006 and the Rules will become effective from April 1, 2006.

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Notes to editors

1. Lloyd's Register is an independent risk management organisation. The Lloyd's Register Group works to help improve its clients' quality, safety, environmental and business performance throughout the world, because life matters. Its expertise and activities cover shipping, railways, other land-based industries and oil and gas.
2. China Classification Society (CCS) is a Beijing-based class society formed in 1956. It is a full member of the International Association of Classification Societies. As at June 30, 2005, the CCS-classed fleet totalled more than 21 million gt.
3. A photograph of the course delegates is available from news@lr.org .

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