DNV DNV-ST-0490 PDF

General

The standard considers primarily structural integrity of yacht’s hull including structural components listed in [1.3.3.2]. Any note in this standard addressing issues other than structural integrity shall be considered as recommendation or guidance to designer, builder, owner, et al.

The requirements of this standard does not substitute the independent judgment of professional designers. This is particularly valid for those aspects not addressed in these standards and for which the designers are solely responsible.

Scope and depth of plan approval

The yacht’s structure is being exposed to quasi static and quasi dynamic sea loads and/or other operational loads as per standard’s definition.

Indicative list of typical components included in plan review:

— hull: hull shell, deck shell, primary girders and stiffeners, frames, ring frames, bulkheads, decks, soles, stern and transom, joining of components, global and local reinforcements

— rudder incl. shaft, shaft bearings and their structural integration

— reel: keel arrangement, keel bulb, keel fin and its structural attachment to hull; hull structure in way of keel attachment

— structural attachments of primary structural members as listed above.