scope:

General

The Society

DNV GL is an organisation with the objective of safeguarding life, property, and the environment.

The Society operates through the limited company DNV GL AS, which is registered in Norway and operates through a worldwide network of affiliates and offices.

DNV GL carries out Classification, quality assurance and Certification of ships, facilities, systems, materials and components and performs research in connection with these functions. Moreover, provided its integrity is not impaired, DNV GL may perform assignments which utilize its knowledge or which contribute to develop knowledge that will be required for the performance of these tasks.

The DNV GL General Terms and Conditions - Classification Services (the 'T&Cs')(see App.A) are an integral part of the Rules in their latest version. The Rules and the T&Cs shall be interpreted as one document. In case of any ambiguities or contradictions between the Rules and the T&Cs the provisions of the T&Cs shall prevail.

Definitions

For verbal forms, definitions and abbreviations and symbols, see Ch.4.