RULES FOR CLASSIFICATION OF FIXED OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS

The January 1997 edition of the Rules for Classification of Fixed Offshore Installations contains a revision of the following rule chapters in force from 1st of July 1997:

Pt.0 Ch.1 User Information, Amendments and Indexes

Pt.1 Ch.1 General Regulations.

Important Rule Changes:

The most important changes covered by the revised chapters are as follows:

Pt.0 Ch.1 User Information, Amendments and Indexes

Pt.1 Ch.1 Sec.1 General Regulations - Rules of the Society

It has been decided that the approval of the Rules for Classification in DNV shall be made by the Chairman of the Executive Board Det Norske Veritas and not the Board of Directors of Det Norske Veritas. The text in the Introduction has been amended accordingly.