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Ship class standards

●For certification details on ship class standard for each MELSEC Series, please click on the link below.

●The table below shows the certification details for each ship class standard.
Precautions for using network related products as the system that the classification societies have approved, refer to theTechnical Bulletin No. FA-A-0233.

Abbreviation Certifying Body Certification number Classification Rule Expiration date
ABS American Bureau of Shipping 22-2220989-PDA Programmable Logic Controller 2022 Marine Vessel Rules: 1-1-4/7.7, 1-1-A3 & A4, 4-9-3 (Cat III) and 4-9-9/3 and 13;
2022 High-Speed Craft: 1-1-4/11.9, 1-1-A2, 1-1-A3, 4-6-3/3.13, 4-7-8 (Cat III) and 4-7-9/15,
2022 Mobile Offshore Units: 1-1-4/7.7, 1-1-A3 & A4 and 4-3-4/5;
March 13, 2027
BV Bureau Veritas 41453/B0 BV Programmable Logic Control Units Bureau Veritas Rules for the Classification of Steel Ships. October 1, 2026
DNV DNV AS TAA00000BD Programmable Electronic System DNV rules for classification - Ships, offshore units, and high speed and light craft February 22, 2026
LR Lloyd's Register of Shipping LR21177773TA-02 Programmable Logic Controller Marine and offshore applications for use in environmental categories ENV2 on the “Bridge and Deck Zone” as defined in LR Type Approval System Test Specification No. 1, 2021 for the Specification where the Test Specification is satisfactory for the intended operation. February 15, 2026
NK ClassNK TA22274M Programmable Logic Controller Chapter1, Part7 of "Guidance for the Approval and Type Approval of Materials and Equipment for Marine Use" and the relevant Society's Rules. February 15, 2026
RINA Registro Italiano Navale ELE058821PU Programmable Logic Controller Rules for the classification of Ships- Part C - Machinery, Systems and Fire Protection - Chapter 3, Section 6, Table 1 March 24, 2025

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