Application

The rules in this chapter will generally apply to ships of war and troopships. The requirements shall be regarded as supplementary to those given for assignment of main class for Ships.

The rules in this chapter do not apply to military systems unless as specifically defined in the following sections.

Guidance note:

Military systems are defined as:

— weapon systems

— sensor systems

— C³I systems (Command, Control, Communication and Information systems.

Military systems that influence the vessel and vessel systems shall be identified. Required support to military systems from vessel and vessels systems shall be specified.

Guidance note:

Support requirements to military systems may typically be:

— foundation loads

— power supply

— water supply

— heating, ventilation and air conditioning.

Conditions regarding the use of the vessel, which were established or presumed at the time of class assignment, shall be presented in a design brief describing the intended operational use of the vessel. (See [4.3]).