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The Technical Committee addressed the challenges of goal and performance based standards; it heard that Lloyd’s Register is ready to reintroduce rules for nuclear propulsion and new rules for ‘stern first’ ice class ships; and members were provided with an overview of developments at Lloyd’s Register to help the industry manage its environmental performance The shipbuilder, shipowner and shipping industry technical experts that comprise LR’s Technical Committee (TC) concluded its annual meeting yesterday. Over two days committee members had heard presentations by shipbuilders and owners on key agenda issues that were then discussed in detail by the committee. Lloyd’s Register’s technical and technology experts provided the committee with presentations on a variety of key issues. One key issue is that of the emergence of goal and performance based standards in international and classification society approaches to supporting safer shipping. Carnival’s Richard Vie presented his views on the philosophy and practicalities of a shift away from prescriptive standards - towards goal or performance based criteria. While Samsung’s Heavy Industry’s C.Y. Kim presented the shipbuilder’s perspective on rule development priorities Lloyd's Register press release |
LR agrees Rule changes in support of new technology,