Small craft (ICS code(s): 47.080)

Draft of Egyptian standard for "Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings - Part 3: Materials: Steel, aluminium alloys, wood, other materials".; (15 page(s), in English)

This draft of Egyptian standard specifies requirements for materials intended for use in the construction of the hull, superstructure and appendages, in particular:

·        Weldable normal and higher strength hot-rolled steel plates, wide flats, sections and bars;

·        Austenitic stainless steels, fabricated in the form of plates or profiles;

·        Wrought aluminium alloys fabricated as plates, sections and extruded profiles;

·        Wood in the form of solid timber, plywood or veneer;

·        Other suitable materials.

It applies to small craft with a hull length (LH) according to ISO 8666 of up to 24 m. Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of ISO 12215-3:2002.