Sovereign Naval Classification Rules and
Seaworthiness Regulations
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Pacific has extensive experience operating in strategic partnership with a sovereign state to design, develop and implement end-to-end solutions for Sovereign Naval Class Rules, and Sovereign Naval Seaworthiness Regulations. Through integrated leadership, partnership, and technical expertise, Bureau Veritas provides a capability to support the sovereign state in building and maintaining its own world leading certification, regulation, and seaworthiness framework.
Bureau Veritas’ approach to the design, development and implementation of Sovereign Naval Class Rules and Seaworthiness Regulations is guided by two key sets of principles:
Design Principles - Our approach ensures that the rules and frameworks implemented by government and defence are:
• As International as possible and as National as necessary;
and
• As Civilian as possible and as Military as necessary.
Outcome Principles - Our rule sets ensure that maritime assets are:
• Safe to Operate – attaining and maintaining class, against sovereign naval class rules, provides the assurance that naval and government vessels are safe to operate,
and
• Operated Safely – a structured authorisation of operations that provides the assurance that the naval vessel is operated safely.
For almost a decade, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Pacific has partnered with the Australian Defence Force to support the establishment of the Australian Naval Classification Authority and Australian Naval Seaworthiness Regulator, as well as the design and implementation of Sovereign Naval Class Rules, and Sovereign Naval Seaworthiness Regulations.
Today, as a Sovereign Industry Partner to the Commonwealth of Australia, our staff are integrated with Defence to support the implementation of the entire Australian Naval Seaworthiness Program.
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