Certificate No:
TAM0000161
TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATE
This is to certify:
That the Stern Tube Seal
with type designation(s)
18 17 aft & fwd, 20 19 aft & fwd, 22 21 aft & fwd, 24 23 aft & fwd
Issued to
Finnøy Gear & Propeller AS
HARØY, Norway
is found to comply with
DNV GL rules for classification – Ships
DNV GL rules for classification – High speed and light craft
Application :
The stern tube seals are approved for oil lubricated propeller shafts.
Products approved by this certificate are accepted for installation on all vessels classed by
DNV GL.
Issued at Høvik on 2020-05-28
This Certificate is valid until 2024-06-30. for DNV GL
DNV GL local station: Kristiansund N
Approval Engineer: Nadine Grace Mosteiro
Halvorsen Oddvar Deinboll
Head of Section
This Certificate is subject to terms and conditions overleaf. Any significant change in design or construction may render this Certificate invalid.
The validity date relates to the Type Approval Certificate and not to the approval of equipment/systems installed.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Unless otherwise stated in the applicable contract with the holder of this document, or following from mandatory law, the
liability of DNV GL AS, its parent companies and subsidiaries as well as their officers, directors and employees (“DNV GL”) arising from or in
connection with the services rendered for the purpose of the issuance of this document or reliance thereon, whether in contract or in tort
(including negligence), shall be limited to direct losses and under any circumstance be limited to 300,000 USD.
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Job Id: 262.1-013213-3
Certificate No: TAM0000161
Product description
Seals for oil lubricated propeller shafts.
Shaft diameter 170 mm to 235 mm.
Application/Limitation
The Stern Tube seal is approved for mineral oils.
Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EALs) may only be applied according to manufacturer’s
list. Manufacturer’s confirmation should be obtained separately.
Survey interval for the propeller shaft to be according to the Rules Pt.7 Ch.1 Sec.1 [1.6.6].
Type Approval documentation
Other conditions
Material test report for sealing rings to be presented to DNV GL per installation,
ref. Pt.4 Ch.4 Sec.1 [3.1.1] Table 8 (applicable from January 2019).
Marking of product
The product to be marked with manufacturer’s name or trademark and type number identification.
Periodical assessment
For retention of the type approval, a DNV GL surveyor shall perform an assessment after 2 years and
after 3.5 years, to verify that the conditions of the type approval are complied with. A renewal
assessment will be performed at renewal of the certificate.
In cases where the type approved product is manufactured at other companies, the periodical
assessment shall verify that the type approval applicant has a quality control system for consistent
production at their licensees/subcontractors. Furthermore, periodical assessment shall be carried out
randomly at these companies.
END OF CERTIFICATE
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