Polish Register Shipping develops and issues the Rules for the Classification and Construction for different kinds of floating units and, if necessary, appropriate Statutory Rules for Sea-going Ships.
Supervision activity regulations
a set of information specifying the object, types and method of conducting supervision, the principles of PRS conduct and cooperation with clients, the requirements and documentation based on which supervision is carried out and teh documents issued as a result of supervision
Rules for the Classification and Construction
sets of mandatory requirements, mainly technical, that must be met by the object of supervision at the stage of construction and subsequent operation in order to be assigned and maintained a specific symbol of class
Rules for statutory survey of sea-going ships
sets of mandatory technical and/or procedural requirements of the IMO Conventions and the related guidelines and interpretations that a ship must meet in order to be issued, endorsed or renewed a specific convention certificate
Registers of: ships, sea-going yachts, motor boats
contains information about Polish sea-going ships and ships of foreign Owners classed with PRS S.A.
Publications P (rule)
sets of mandatory technical and/or procedural requirements supplementing or extending the Rules for Classification and Construction in which they are referred to
Publications I (informative)
sets of guidelines, recommendations and information that may be useful for companies cooperating with PRS
Polish Register Shipping develops and issues separate Rules for the Classification and Construction for the following floating units:
- sea-going ships,
- small sea-going ships,
- inland waterway vessels,
- naval ships,
- motor boats,
- sea-going yachts,
- mobile offshore drilling units,
- floating docks,
- submersibles.
All of the above-mentioned Rules usually consist of separate parts relating to:
- classification regulations,
- hull and its equipment,
- stability and subdivision,
- fire protection,
- machinery installations and refrigerating plants,
- engines, machinery, boilers and pressure vessels,
- electrical installations and control systems, materials and welding.
In addition, Polish Register Shipping develops and issues Statutory Rules for Sea-going Ships containing requirements and /or guidelines relating to:
- survey regulations,
- life-saving appliances and means,
- signal means,
- radio installations,
- navigational equipment,
- lifting appliances,
- fishing gear,
- fire-fighting equipment,
- environment protection,
- tonnage measurement of ships.
Polish Register Shipping also develops and issues technical requirements for other objects in the form of Rules.
Technical requirements of the Rules are formulated on the assumption that every floating unit, land-based object or other supervised object covered by the Rules, including its machinery and equipment, is operated in accordance with the principles of good practice and is maintained in a proper technical condition. As regards the floating units, the above applies, in particular, to the securing of cargo, distribution of stores and ballast, as well as to the principles of navigation in heavy weather conditions. For industrial objects, this applies to the principles of operation in heavy service and weather conditions.
The technical requirements contained in the Rules are formulated with due regard paid to the current level of knowledge and constitute the minimum requirements which ensure, in PRS opinion, the acceptable standard of safety. Polish Register Shipping presents newly developed and updated Rules as well as amendments thereto for review to the users and PRS Technical Committee.
The Rules for the Classification and Construction take into account the provisions of applicable Conventions related to the ship’s structure and equipment, to the extent PRS considers necessary for the assignment of class.
The Rules are updated by introduction of amendments to an existing text with pink characters or by publication of a new revision.
In the first case, a table of amendments specifying place, subject and source document for the introduced amendments, is placed at the end of the text.
The Rules are updated by ammending current versions – new text is put in pink colour or by publishing new editions. While implementing amendments in the text a table of amendments is added at the end that identifies location, theme and source document for the implemented chenges.
The Rules are published as a rule in the Polish and English language. In doubtful cases, the Polish version is authoritative.
Polish Register Shipping maintains and issues appropriate Registers containing principal technical and classification data of floating units classed by PRS.