The inaugural stage of a Joint Development Project (JDP) to provide 3D model-based approvals for ship classification has been completed by Bureau Veritas (the BV), the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI), and NAPA.
The project verified the possibility of 3D model-based approvals, in which categorisation assessments are directly based on the designer’s 3D model rather than requiring repeated conversions to 2D drawings, as is the standard...