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A) The manufacturer wishing to obtain the approval of manufacturing process is to
    submit a copy of the application of approval for manufacturing process of the
    Society together with three copies of the required data for the approval and two
    copies of the required data for reference to the Society.
 
  B) Data to be submitted
    a) Data for approval
      Test plan for the approval of manufacturing process and applicable standard, codes or rules (Where test methods and procedure are specified into this Guidance, IMO Res., KS standard, etc., the data to indicate the related standard instead of this required data may be submitted except detail drawings of test specimens.)
 
    b) Data for reference
      (A) Details of products information
     (a) Type of products, grade of steel, thickness and specification of products
      (B) Outline of workshops
     (a) Name and address of the manufacturer, history, layout and dimension
          of works
      (C) Organization and quality
     (a) Organizational chart and staff employed
     (b) Staff employed and organization of the quality control department
     (c) Qualification of the personnel involved in activities related to the
          quality of the products
     (d) Certification of compliance of the quality system with IS0 9001, if any.
     (e) Approval certificates already granted by other Classification Societies,
          if any.
      (D) Manufacturing facilities
     (a) Flow chart of the manufacturing process
     (b) Origin and storage of raw materials
     (c) Storage of finished products
     (d) Equipment for systematic control during fabrication
      (E) Details of inspections and quality control facilities
     (a) Details of system used for identification of materials at the different
         stages of manufacturing
     (b) Equipment for mechanical tests, chemical analyses and metallography,
          non destructive examinations and relevant calibration procedures
     (c) List and documents for inspection and testing
      (F) Service records
     - Estimated total annual production of finished products for shipbuilding
       and for other applications
      (G) Other data deemed necessary by the Society
       
  C) Notwithstanding the requirements, where the applicant is already approved
     by the Society and then attachments are entirely equal in content to the
     documents previously submitted to the Society, the documents may be partly
     or entirely exempted from submission except for
     approval test program for approval of the manufacturing process.
       
  A) The manufacturer wishing to obtain a type approval is to submit a copy of the
     application of type approval of the Society, together with three copies of the
     required data for approval and two copies of the required data for reference,
     to the Society. However, the required data previously submitted to the Society,
     according to the Technical Rules, may be exempted
     from submission.
       
  B) Data to be submitted
    a) Data for approval
      Type test program and applicable standards, codes or rules (when the test methods, procedures, etc. in the Guidance, IMO Resolution, Korean Industrial Standards, etc. apply, their number and subject stipulation instead of submission may be accepted except details of test specimens.)
       
    b) Relevant drawings (sectional assembly, drawings for main component parts) and documents
       
    c) Data for reference
      (A) Particulars and specifications of products
      (B) Data on history, outline and layout of manufacturing plants
      (C) When examination of works is required, the following reference data
     may be submitted.
     (a) Data on major manufacturing facilities
     (b) Data on manufacturing process
     (c) Data of in-house standards or codes
     (d) Data of quality control system
     (e) Data on major inspection and testing facilities
     (f) Service records
     (g) List of subcontractors and their products
     (h) For a newly developed product, documents related to tests and
         their results for its development
       
  C) Notwithstanding the requirements, where the applicant is already approved
   by the Society and the attachments are entirely equal in content to the
   documents previously submitted the submission of documents may be partly or
   wholly exempted except for the approval test program.
       
  A) The manufacturers wishing to obtain design approval are to submit a copy
    of the application of design approval and for approval, three copies and for
    reference, two copies of the drawings and documents of machinery and
    equipment according to applicable Rules.
 
  B) Drawings and data to be submitted
    a) Name of products
   b) Type and model number
   c) Specification of products (for reference)
   d) List of drawings and documents submitted
   e) Operating manual (for reference)
 
  C) When the alteration of the specification, construction, etc. is to be made on the
    machinery and equipment which have been granted the design approval,
    the manufacturer is to submit the application of alteration to the Society together
    with the detailed drawings and documents of the alteration.
 
  A) The manufacturers wishing to the approval of quality assurance system are to
    submit a copy of the application of approval of quality assurance system
    together with following data to the Society.
 
  B) Data to be submitted
    (a) Quality Manual : 3 copies
(b) A list of internal quality system procedures : 1 copy
(c) Outline of the products to which the quality assurance system is applied
    (product name, range of application for approval, etc.) : 1 copy
(d) Applicable codes, inspection & testing plan : 1 copy
(e) Personal records of education and experience in charge of manufacturing
     survey : 1 copy
(f) Other data deemed necessary by the Society for the approval of quality
    assurance system