Frequently Asked Questions

The NSASS, although not currently funded by the UK MOD, is a service offered by BMT who can assist you in providing assurance for your project. This assistance ranges from information on what the Naval Ship Assurance Framework is about, to helping you apply it to your project. Please contact us using: enquiries@nsass.org.uk

Unless you are employee of one of the approved companies or a MOD/RN employee then your registration will not be approved and you will need to contact your MOD sponsor seeking a copy of a particular document or be confirmation that access to the library be granted.

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For Defence Standards visit gov.uk/guidance/uk-defence-standardization. For Lloyds Register documents visit lr.org/en/marine/operation. For ANEP-77 Naval Ship Code, please visit navalshipcode.org/ and contact the Secretariat. For anything else please contact us and we will try and point you in the right direction.

To obtain a copy of ANEP-77 Naval Ship Code, please visit navalshipcode.org.

Please note that JSP430 Part 1 has been replaced by DSA02-Shipping Regulations.

Whilst we endeavour to keep this website up to date, if you are concerned with the status of any of the listed documents then please contact us.