ABS-63-NOTICE-4-2008.pdf

ABS GUIDE FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING FACILITIES ON OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS . 2000 1 GUIDE FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING FACILITIES ON OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS JUNE 2000 NOTICE NO. 4 March 2008 The following Rule Changes become EFFECTIVE AS OF 1 JANUARY 2008. (See http:/www.eagle.org/rules/downloads.html for the consolidated version of the Guide for Building and Classing Facilities on Offshore Installations 2000, with all Notices and Corrigenda incorporated.) Notes - The date in the parentheses means the date that the Rule becomes effective for new construction based on the contract date for construction, unless otherwise noted. (See 1-1-4/3.3 of the ABS Rules for Conditions of Classification Offshore Units and Structures (Part 1).) Note Regarding the Changes to Chapter 1 For the 2008 edition, Chapter 1, “Scope and Conditions of Classification” was consolidated into a generic booklet, entitled Rules for Conditions of Classification Offshore Units and Structures (Part 1) for all units, installations, vessels or systems in offshore service. The purpose of this consolidation was to emphasize the common applicability of the classification requirements in “Chapter 1” to ABS-classed offshore units, pipelines, risers, and other offshore structures, and thereby make “Conditions of Classification” more readily a common Rule of the various ABS Rules and Guides, as appropriate. As a result of this consolidation, those portions of Chapter 1 which are now included in the generic booklet are deleted or revised as follows. Foreword (Add new text to the end of the Foreword, as follows.) Changes to Conditions of Classification (1 January 2008) For the 2008 edition, Chapter 1, “Scope and Conditions of Classification” was consolidated into a generic booklet, entitled Rules for Conditions of Classification Offshore Units and Structures (Part 1) for all units, installations, vessels or systems in offshore service. The purpose of this consolidation was to emphasize the common applicability of the classification requirements in “Chapter 1” to ABS- classed offshore units, pipelines, risers, and other offshore structures, and thereby make “Conditions of Classification” more readily a common Rule of the various ABS Rules and Guides, as appropriate. Thus, Chapter 1 of this Guide specifies only the unique requirements applicable to facilities on offshore installations. These supplemental requirements are always to be used with the aforementioned Rules for Conditions of Classification Offshore Units and Structures (Part 1). Copyright American Bureau of Shipping Provided by IHS under license with ABS Licensee=Boeing Co/5910770001 Not for Resale, 08/07/2008 20:04:28 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- Notice No. 2 March 2008 2 ABS GUIDE FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING FACILITIES ON OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS . 2000 CHAPTER 1 SCOPE AND CONDITIONS OF CLASSIFICATION SECTION 1 CLASSIFICATION (1 January 2008) (Delete entire existing text of Chapter 1, Section 1 and replace with the following:) The requirements for conditions of classification are contained in the separate, generic ABS Rules for Conditions of Classification Offshore Units and Structures (Part 1). Additional requirements specific to facilities on offshore installations are contained in the following Sections. (Delete entire existing Chapter 1, Section 2.) CHAPTER 1 SCOPE AND CONDITIONS OF CLASSIFICATION SECTION 2 APPLICATION, SYSTEM CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES, SYMBOLS AND NOTATIONS (1 January 2008) (Renumber Chapter 1, Section 3 as Chapter 1, Section 2. Add the following before Subsection 1-2/1:) A listing of Classification Symbols and Notations available to the Owners of vessels, offshore drilling and production units and other marine structures and systems, “List of ABS Notations and Symbols” is available from the ABS website “http:/www.eagle.org/absdownloads/index.cfm”. The following classification boundaries, symbols and notations are specific to facilities on offshore installations. (Existing text of Chapter 1, Section 2 remains unchanged.) CHAPTER 1 SCOPE AND CONDITIONS OF CLASSIFICATION SECTION 3 RULES FOR CLASSIFICATION (1 January 2008) (Renumber Chapter 1, Section 4 as Chapter 1, Section 3. Delete Subsections 1-3/5 through 1-3/9.) CHAPTER 1 SCOPE AND CONDITIONS OF CLASSIFICATION SECTION 4 RECOGNITION OF RISK BASED TECHNIQUES TO JUSTIFY ALTERNATIVES (Renumber Chapter 1, Section 5 as Chapter 1, Section 4.) (Delete entire existing Chapter 1, Sections 6 and 7.) CHAPTER 1 SCOPE AND CONDITIONS OF CLASSIFICATION SECTION 5 SUBMISSION OF PLANS, DATA, AND CALCULATIONS (Renumber Chapter 1, Section 8 as Chapter 1, Section 5.) (Delete entire existing Chapter 1, Sections 9 through 12.) Copyright American Bureau of Shipping Provided by IHS under license with ABS Licensee=Boeing Co/5910770001 Not for Resale, 08/07/2008 20:04:28 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,-