RULES FOR CLASSIFICATION OF
Ships
PART 6 CHAPTER 28
NEWBUILDINGS
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS – ADDITIONAL CLASS
Tentative rules for battery power
JULY 2016
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CONTENTS
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SECTION 1 GENERAL
For battery power the DNV GL ship rules Pt.6 Ch.2 Sec.1 shall apply.
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