Designation:F1547–99AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardGuideListingRelevantStandardsandPublicationsforCommercialShipbuilding1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1547;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideisacompendiumofrelevantpublications,standards,andotherinformationrelatedtocommercialship-building.2.SignificanceandUse2.1Thisguidehasbeendevelopedtoaidnavalarchitects,shipdesigners,materialandequipmentsuppliers,buyers,shipownersandoperators,andgovernmentagenciesbyprovidingpertinentinformationinonedocumentthatcanbeusedduringvariousstagesofcommercialshipbuilding.Thesestagesin-cludedesign,planning,purchasing,materialfabricating,as-sembling,testing,qualityassurance,andinspection.2.2Thisguidedoesnotspecifytheuseofaparticularstandardusagenordoesitdetailwhatthestandardcovers.2.3Theremaybemorethanonestandardlistedforaparticularproduct,test,orspecificapplication.However,thisguidedoesnotcomparethedifferentstandardsorspecifywhichparticularstandardshouldbeused.2.4Apartiallistofsourcesforobtainingvariousstandardsareincludedbelow.Othersourcesmaybelocatedbycontact-ingvariousinformationcenterssuchasthoseatASTM,theNationalInstituteforStandardsandTechnology(CodesStan-dardsandInformation),andtheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute.InformationisalsoavailablethroughvarioussitesontheInternetWorldWideWeb(forexample,http\\www.webplus.net\nssn\).Whenordering,organizationsshouldconsiderobtainingthelatestcopiesofstandardsascompletesetsorportionsofsetsinwhatevermediaareappropriate(forexample,hardcopy,CD-ROM,ormicroformsincepurchasing,qualityassurance,andengineeringdepart-mentsarefrequentlylookingforinformationaboutstandardscalledoutincontractspecifications,andthesestandardsvaryfromonecontracttoanother.TheabbreviationsusedinTable1aredefinedin2.4.Someof...
