1.1 本规程包括三个附件:船体结构、舾装和涂层。之所以选择这些附件的主题，有几个原因。其他商业造船国家已经在这些领域制定了公认的期望标准。这些是最重要的领域，工艺是客户满意度的关键因素。这三个领域涉及的劳动力成本是施工工时和总进度的一个重要因素。 1.2 本规范中提供的标准标准旨在适用于常规商业船舶建造。在许多情况下，使用非标准材料或专为满足要求而建造的专用非常规容器可能需要独特的验收标准，而这些标准超出了本规范中提供的标准。 1.3 以国际单位制表示的数值应视为标准。 本标准中不包括其他计量单位。 1.4 本国际标准是根据世界贸易组织技术性贸易壁垒委员会发布的《关于制定国际标准、指南和建议的原则的决定》中确立的国际公认的标准化原则制定的。 ===意义和用途====== 4.1 为了在船舶建造中取得成功，船东和造船商有必要就最终产品的质量水平达成一致。船级规则、监管要求和船舶规范都有助于确定可接受的施工质量水平；然而，仅凭这一指导是不够的。因此，造船商应充分描述交付船舶的工艺水平，船东应有效传达其对最终产品的期望。 4.2 本文件旨在通过以下方式为实现这些目标做出贡献: 4.2.1 描述在美国建造的商船的合理可接受工艺水平。 4.2.2 提供一个基准，使各个造船厂能够根据商业海洋行业的普遍公认做法，开始制定自己的产品和工艺标准。 4.2.3 为造船商和船东之间的谈判提供基础，以达成对施工质量的共同期望。 4.3 本文的验收标准基于目前国际领先商业造船商普遍达到的质量水平。这些标准并非所有美国造船厂都必须遵守的硬性标准。相反，它们旨在在对客户满意度和成本起主要作用的关键领域提供指导和建议- 有效的船舶建造。

1.1 This practice consists of three annexes: hull structure, outfitting, and coating. The subject of these annexes was selected for several reasons. Other commercial shipbuilding nations already have in place widely recognized standards of expectations in these areas. These constitute the most significant areas where workmanship is a critical factor in customer satisfaction. The cost associated with the labor involved in these three areas is a significant factor in construction man-hours and overall schedules. 1.2 The standard criteria provided in this practice are intended to apply to conventional, commercial ship construction. In many cases, specialized, nonconventional vessels using nonstandard materials or built-to-serve sole requirements may require unique acceptance criteria that are beyond those provided in this practice. 1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard. 1.4 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. ====== Significance And Use ====== 4.1 To achieve success in ship construction, it is necessary for the ship owner and the ship builder to agree on the level of quality in the final product. Classification rules, regulatory requirements, and ship specifications all help to define an acceptable level of construction quality; however, this guidance alone is not sufficient. It is up to the shipbuilder, therefore, to describe the level of workmanship sufficiently that will be reflected in the delivered ship, and for the ship owner to communicate their expectations effectively for the final product. 4.2 It is the intent of this document to contribute to these objectives in the following ways: 4.2.1 To describe a reasonable acceptable level of workmanship for commercial vessels built in the United States. 4.2.2 To provide a baseline from which individual shipyards can begin to develop their own product and process standards in accordance with generally accepted practice in the commercial marine industry. 4.2.3 To provide a foundation for negotiations between the shipbuilder and the ship owner in reaching a common expectation of construction quality. 4.3 The acceptance criteria herein are based on currently practiced levels of quality generally achieved by leading international commercial shipbuilders. These criteria are not intended to be a hard standard with which all U.S. shipyards must comply. Rather, they are intended to provide guidance and recommendations in the key areas that play a major role in customer satisfaction and cost-effective ship construction.