THE WORLDS FINEST SHIP, ALSO KNOWN AS HOME
Lloyd’s register
Lloyd’s Register is an industrial and provident society and an exempt charity registered in England and Wales, registered number 29592R. Registered office: 71 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 4BS, UK. A member of the Lloyd’s Register Group.
High levels of technical excellence are required to help ensure that Raffles is built to the exacting standards of safety and comfort that is guaranteed to apartment owners. So, when it came to classification, Lloyd’s Register was Raffles naval architects and builders first and only choice.
As a classification society, Lloyd’s Register is an essential link in the overall safety chain of the marine industry. Developed as a result of extensive research and experience in the maritime industry, it’s all encompassing Rules and Regulations set international standards used by most governments for the design, construction and ongoing maintenance of ships.
Lloyd’s Register has always been at the forefront of cruise ship innovation and it has been instrumental in the development of increasingly large cruise vessels over the last 40 years. The world’s major cruise operators all benefit from its experience and 50% of the cruise / mega yacht fleet is classed by Lloyd’s Register, ranging in size from 500 to over 150,000 gt (gross tonnage).
Lloyd’s Register has been supporting the Raffles project for a number of years and they say they are delighted that they will remain intimately involved until final delivery of the ship to apartment owners.
Its design support and plan approval teams scrutinise the design / engineering and specification of the ship to ensure that it meets the current and anticipated requirements of the Rules and Regulations, as well as International Maritime Organization (IMO) and other legislation. It will then ensure that the vessel is built to the highest standards by having two surveyors present in the shipyard throughout the entire construction process, plus other specialists visiting as needed.
As well as helping to ‘future-proof’ Raffles, in this way Lloyd’s Register will provide ongoing advice on methods for enhancing its dependability and maintainability in service. In addition, it will carry out a special fatigue analysis taking into account Raffles’ intended operation, and to recommend structural adjustments to help increase the lifetime of the hull. Furthermore, drawing on its extensive knowledge of cruise ships and large yachts, Lloyd’s Register will be providing valuable input into the builders general outfitting of Raffles.
Lloyd’s Register will act on behalf of the Isle of Man Government in statutory matters as well as if required advising Raffles owners / trustees on technical / operational matters both during construction then in sea going operation.
Once built and in service, Lloyd’s Register provides unrivalled passenger safety surveys through its worldwide surveyor network, which will support the owners anywhere in the world Raffles may be.
Lloyd’s Register will be happy to advise individual apartment owners on the design, engineering, safety and operational aspects of Raffles should they have any questions.