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Russian Maritime Register of Shipping

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Established in 1913, Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) is one of the leading classification societies. RS is recognized be the European Union and is a member of International Association of Classification Societies (IACS).

RS Class: More than 1750 shipowners have chosen the RS class.Among them: PALMALI, SCF, GAZFLOT, LUKOIL, SAIPEM, AGIP, AET.

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•RS structure comprises the Head Office in Saint-Petersburg and about 50 branch offices in Russia and abroad.

•More than 1 600 highly-qualified specialists provide the whole range of RS works and services worldwide.

•In RS class there are 5 490 ships flying flags of more than 40 states.

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Research and development The RS activities as a whole are based on thorough and systematic research. Annually RS coordinates more than 60 research and development projectsenlisting for this purpose the services of its own staff and leading scholars from scientific-research institutes and design offices.

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Research and development Research is one of the key components of the RS activity.The RS high performance results are possible due to the wide range of scientific research. Innovation is an indispensable part of the RS research activities, which are the basis for developing new requirements and standards to ensure maritime safety and pollution prevention.Process of improvement and development of RS Rules is coordinated by RS Scientific-and-Technical Council consisting of over 300 leading scientists and specialistsof RS, scientific institutes and design bureaus.

RS Scientific-and-Technical Council (established in 1914) incorporates16 specialized sections.



Research and development The latest innovative developments of RS

• Ice Ship Safety Certificate. The main purpose of the Certificate is the selection of safe modes of ship operation in ice both during independent navigation and when escorted by an icebreaker.• Procedure for wind and wave conditions’ calculation (extreme conditions included) for Russian seas (the White Sea).• Icebreaker propeller’s reinforcement for double-action ships. For the first time in the world practice, scientifically-based requirements have been developed to enable a substantial reduction of blade thickness.• Instruction for Brief Sampling of Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships and Issuing Certificates on Anti-Fouling Systems.• A software system of automated assessment of hull technical condition of ships in service • Additional technical requirements for tankers. They comply with the International Marine Forum (OCIMF) requirements.• The System of Technical Ordering and Reporting Management (STORM) enabling to effectively control the ship survey process.• The requirements for flexible subsea pipelines and their connections.• The requirements for the design and operation of subsea production complexes and product offloading systems forming part of offshore field development facilities.

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1913 - 2011

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RS is recognized by the European Union.

As members of the RF delegations, the RS experts participate in the proceedings of various committees and sub-committeesof the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

RS is an associate member of: ISO Technical committees;

EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management); TSCF (Tanker Structure Co-operative Forum); ITCO (International Tank Container Organization); INTERTANKO (International Association of Tanker Owners); INTERCARGO (International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners); BIMCO (The Baltic and International Maritime Council);


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1913 - 2011

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RS is a member of IACS since 1969.

RS chairmanship: 1973 – 1974 1990 – 1991 2001 – 2002 2011 – 2012


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RS compliance with requirements relevant to tasks delegated

Regular audits and assessments conducted by:•IACS;•SAI Global;•EMSA;•Maritime Administrations



RS services

1600 highly qualified specialists perform tasks aimed at ensuring safety of navigation, safety of life at sea and prevention of pollution from ships:

rules development;

· classification of sea-going ships, floating structures/drilling units, ships

for offshore operations, high-speed craft, manned submersibles and ship’s diving systems;

statutory surveys;

tonnage measurement;

ISM Code and ISPS Code certification;

research and development;

technical advisory services;

· certification of products, production processes and services in the systems of RS,

national and international certification;

ISO certification.



•2012 demonstrated the expanded geography and the increased volume of ships and offshore facilities constructed to the RS class

• St.Petersburg, Vyborg, Nizhny Novgorod, Petrozavodsk, Volgograd, Severodvinsk, Astrakhan, Vietnam, Germany, Italy,Kazakhstan, China, Singapore, Turkey, Ukraine, South Korea.


NEW SHIPS CONSTRUCTION:



ECO ships

Ecologically safe ECO and ECO-S ships are considered credible by shipowners, maritime administrations and port authorities, since additional requirements for the prevention of environmental pollution in case of accident have already been applied to them at the design stage




Tankers for the Caspian seaThe largest possible oil tankers for the Caspian Sea are built to the RS class.These 13000 t dwt tankers are intended for transportation of oil and petroleum products with a specific weight up to 0.99 t/m and a flash point lower than 60 º C. They can simultaneously carry two types of cargo; cargo heating is provided for viscous cargoes.In 2009 the UK Royal Institution of NavalArchitects included Zengezur, the sixth tankerof the series, in the List of significantships of 2008.




Arctic tankersVasiliy Dinkov, the first in a new generation of shuttle tankers, was recognizedby the Tanker Shipping and Trade magazine as a winner in the nominationShip of the Year 09 - Shuttle Tanker. 70.000 t dwt shuttle tankers Vasiliy Dinkov, Kapitan Gotsky and Timofey Guzhenko have been built to dual RS-ABS class for a year-round oil transportation from Varandey Terminal in the Pechora Sea. Independent motion through ice fields of up to 1.5 m thick.




Arctic tankers

70.000 t dwt Arctic tankers Mikhail Ulyanov and Kirill Lavrov are built in St. Petersburgto the dual RS-LR class by the order of “Sovcomflot”.

A year-round operation in Arctic.Independent operation in ice up to 1.2 m thick.




Large tankersA series of four ships with a deadweight of 156.000 t intended for transportation of crude oil will be built to the RS class. Two ships of a series NS Burgas and NS Bora have already beendelivered. The ships will be operated in RS/ABS dual class.




LNG carrierIn 2009, Grand Aniva, LNG carrier of 108.000 t displacement, entered the RS class.The ship is operated in RS/LR dual class.




Nuclear power station

The construction of a floating nuclear power station is carried out under the RS survey.The power station fitted with a reactor facility of higher safety is intended for the Far Northand Far East but may also operate under tropical conditions.

The power station meets the up-to-date standards and requirements for the safety and ecological compatibility level which removes restrictions on its location close to settlements.




RS performs survey of materials and products in accordance with the requirementsof international conventions and agreements, RS rules, recommendations issued by the International Maritime Organization and maritime administrations. RS additionally performs the following services in the process of technical supervision of manufacture of materials and products:

Number of valid type approval certificate• type approval of materials and products (Type Approval Certificate);• recognition of manufacturers (Recognition Certificate for Manufacturer);• recognition of service suppliers and testing laboratories (Recognition Certificate/Recognition Certificate of Testing Laboratory);• verification of firms (Certificate of Conformity).

Materials and products certification



OFFSHORE PROJECTS: Vast experience in ensuring the safe operation of mobile offshore drilling units.The RS specialists took an active part in implementing the former USSR projects in search and exploration of oil and gas and their production in the Caspian Sea, Black Sea, Sea of Azov, Baltic Sea, Barents Sea, as well as the Sakhalin shelf.



OFFSHORE PROJECTS: Integrated approach to safe development of oil and gas fields is the top priority of the RS offshore activities.

Under the RS class:

• Korchagin field;

• Prirazlomnoe field;

• Semi-submersible MODU Northern Lights and Polar Star;

• Self-elevating MODU Arkticheskaya;

• Fixed offshore ice-resistant offloading terminal Varandey.



OFFSHORE PROJECTS:

RS performs survey over the transport infrastructure of the Varandey terminal: series of ice-class shuttle tankers, supply vessels, icebreaker.

The system established for offshore large-tonnage oil loading and shipment in the polar region is absolutely unique.



INDUSTRIAL SERVICES: The RS integrated approach to rendering safety expertise and certification services as a package provides the effective solution for systems ensuring industrial services



•Special emphasis is placed on the training of newly recruited ingineeringand technical personnel as well on the maintaining and upgrading surveyors’ qualification during their employment in RS to the level ensuring high quality services rendered by RS.

•Special training including theoretical and practical aspects under the supervision of a tutor before starting to work independently.Certificate of Competence allowing to work independently may be issued only after a test confirmed by a positive report of the tutor.The mandatory condition for continued validity of the Certificate of Competence issued is the verification of the RS surveyors’ competence and qualification level.

Personnel training:



RS –class fleet (gross tonnage)



RS –class fleet (Top 10 flags as per gross tonnage)



RS –class fleet (as per number of ships)

USSR –flag share used to be of 99% in 1990



RS –class fleet (Accident rate)

Average global accident rate - 0.149 %Average accident rate of RS-classed ships – 0.098% (number), 0,02% (gross tonnage)

Accident cause breakdown, %

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3,956,8 3,8

1,01

23,81

29,25

Human Factor

Collision, Grounding

Navigational

Age related - excessivewastage

Fire in accommodation,cargo area, other spaces

Poor repair workmanshipand manufacturing

Violence of the rules andprescriptions

Loss of stability

Other causes

Cause unidentified



RS –classed fleet (fleet profile)


RS performs classification of sea-going shipsand floating structures as well as statutory surveys under authorization of Maritime Administrations.



In compliance with the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement, 1969, RS carries out tonnage measurement of shipsand issues relevant certificates and national tonnage certificates

RS performs tonnage measurement of ships passing through the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal and issues special tonnage certificates



ISM CodeAuthorized by the Maritime Administrations of the RF and other 61 countries RS performs certification of safety management systems of shipping companies and ships for compliance with theInternational Management Code for Safe Operation of Shipsand for Pollution Prevention (ISM Code)

ISPS CodeRS is actively involved in verification of companies and shipsfor compliance with the InternationalShip and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code requirementsfor issuance international certificatesunder authorizations of Maritime Administrations




Certification under Maritime Labour Convention 2006RS performs ship’s voluntary certification for compliance with the MLC requirements

FSARS applies a scientific technique, Formal Safety Assessment (FSA),to enhance the level of ship’s operation safety

RS takes part in realization of projects relating to the development of oil and gas fields on the shelf seas

RS has gained vast experience in classification and survey of design,construction and operation of marine oil and gas exploration structures of various types



Nuclear ShipsRS is the only classification society in the world which has ships with nuclear power plants in its class

IcebreakersRS holds the leading position in working out new requirementsfor icebreakers and ice ships

Wing-in-ground craftsRS is the only classification society to have a wing-in-ground (WIG) crafts in its class

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