DNV—GL — TALL SHIP RIGS

This DNV GL standard was released to apply to all sea-going vessels classed by this Society. As it is implied by the title of this regulatory document, it covers the tall ship rigs. The material has been divided into six sections. The first section defines the scope of the document and its applicability.

The second section is devoted to the certification and verification systematics including the applicable procedure and documentation requirements together with the issuance of the certificate/statement of compliance, while the third section addresses the definitions used throughout the text of the document and provides their explanations.

The next section is covering the dimensioning of the masts, topmasts, bowsprits and booms. The fifth section is dealing with the standing rigging. The last sixth section of the booklet provides information related to the interchangeable and non-changeable components, running rigging, spare parts and other supplementary information.

In fact, the provisions contained in the pages of this standard may be useful for familiarization even to the people working on the vessels classed by any other classification society taking into account that the basics remain unchanged.