ABS 180-2016 RULES FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSELS 2016.pdf

1、 RULES FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSELS 2016 Guide to Color Coding Used in Online Version of the Rules The following summarizes the colors corresponding to Rule Changes, Corrigenda items and editorial changes in the Rules files which are available for download. Rule Changes: Change

2、s effective 1 January 2016 Corrigenda: CORRIGENDA/EDITORIALS 22 February 2016 Editorials: Editorial Changes Notices and General Information RULES FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSELS 2016 NOTICES AND GENERAL INFORMATION American Bureau of Shipping Incorporated by Act of Legislature of

3、the State of New York 1862 Copyright 2015 American Bureau of Shipping ABS Plaza 16855 Northchase Drive Houston, TX 77060 USA Table of Contents N&GI Notices and General Information CONTENTS Introduction . 1 TABLE 1 Applicable Editions of Booklets Comprising 2016 Rules 2 TABLE 2 Division and Numbering

4、 of Rules 3 Rule Change Notice (2016) . 4 TABLE 3 Summary of Changes from the 2015 Rules 4 ii ABSRULES FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSELS .2016 Notices and General Information Introduction 1. The year 2016 edition of the Rules for Building and Classing Offshore Support Vessels consis

5、ts of the nine (9) booklets as shown in Table 1. In this regard, we would bring the following to the users attention: a) The purpose of the generic title ABS Rules for Conditions of Classification (Part 1) is to reflect the expanded contents of PART 1, as a result of including consolidated requireme

6、nts for “Classification” applicable to all types of and sizes of vessels, barges and specific shipboard arrangements/systems, etc., except for those in offshore service, as specified in the Foreword to Part 1. Additional specific requirements are contained in Part 1 of these Rules for Building and C

7、lassing Offshore Support Vessels. b) The purpose of the generic title ABS Rules for Materials and Welding of PART 2 is to emphasize the common applicability of the requirements to ABS-classed vessels, other marine structures and their associated machinery, and thereby make PART 2 more readily a comm

8、on “PART” of various ABS Rules and Guides, as appropriate. c) The purpose of the generic title ABS Rules for Survey After Construction (Part 7) is to reflect the expanded contents of PART 7, as a result of including consolidated requirements for “Surveys After Construction” applicable to all types a

9、nd sizes of vessels, barges and specific shipboard arrangements/systems, etc., as specified in Part 7, Chapter 1, Section 1. 2. The numbering system applied in the Rules is shown in Table 2. 3. The primary changes from the 2015 Rules are identified and listed in Table 3. The effective date of the in

10、dicated Rule Changes is 1 January 2016, unless specifically indicated otherwise. 4. The effective date of each technical change since 1993 is shown in parenthesis at the end of the subsection/paragraph titles within the text of each Part. Unless a particular date and month are shown, the years in pa

11、rentheses refer to the following effective dates: (2000) and after 1 January 2000 (and subsequent years) (1996) 9 May 1996 (1999) 12 May 1999 (1995) 15 May 1995 (1998) 13 May 1998 (1994) 9 May 1994 (1997) 19 May 1997 (1993) 11 May 1993 5. Until the next edition of the Rules for Building and Classing

12、 Offshore Support Vessels is published, Change Notices and/or Corrigenda, as necessary, will be published on the ABS website www.eagle.org only, and will be available free for downloading. The consolidated edition of the Rules for Building and Classing Offshore Support Vessels, which includes Change

13、 Notices and/or Corrigenda using different colors for easy recognition, will be published on the ABS website only when RCN and/or Corrigenda are issued. 6. The listing of CLASSIFICATION SYMBOLS AND NOTATIONS is available from the ABS website www.eagle.org for download. ABSRULES FOR BUILDING AND CLAS

14、SING OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSELS .2016 1 Notices and General Information TABLE 1 Applicable Editions of Booklets Comprising 2015 Rules Notices and General Information 2016 Part 1: Rules for Conditions of Classification (1)2016 (2)Part 1: Conditions of Classification (Supplement to the ABS Rules for Con

15、ditions of Classification) (1)2016 Part 2: Rules for Materials and Welding Rules for Testing and Certification of Materials Rules for Welding and Fabrication 2016 (2)Part 2: Rules for Materials and Welding Aluminum and Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP) 2016 (2)Part 3: Hull Construction and Equipment 2

16、016 Part 4: Vessel Systems and Machinery 2016 Part 5: Specialized Vessels and Services Chapter 1 Vessels Intended for Offshore Support Services Chapter 2 Offshore Supply Chapter 3 Anchor Handling and Towing Chapter 4 Fire Fighting Chapter 5 Diving and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) Support Chapte

17、r 6 Oil Spill Recovery Chapter 7 Safety Standby Service Rescue Chapter 8 Pipe Laying Chapter 9 Heavy Lift Chapter 10 Well Intervention Chapter 11 Well Stimulation Chapter 12 Well Test Chapter 13 Escort Chapter 14 Wind Turbine Installation, Maintenance and Repair (Wind-IMR) Chapter 15 Cable Laying 20

18、16 Part 7: Rules for Survey After Construction 2016 (2)Notes: 1 The requirements for conditions of classification are contained in the separate, generic ABS Rules for Conditions of Classification (Part 1). Additional specific requirements are contained in Part 1 of these Rules. 2 The latest edition

19、of these Rules is to be referred to. These Rules may be downloaded from the ABS website at www.eagle.org, Rules and Guides, Downloads or may be ordered separately from the ABS Publications online catalog at www.eagle.org, Rules and Guides, Catalog. 2 ABSRULES FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING OFFSHORE SUPPO

20、RT VESSELS .2016 Notices and General Information TABLE 2 Division and Numbering of Rules Division Number Part Part 1 Chapter Part 1, Chapter 1 Section Section 1-1-1 Subsection (see Note 1) 1-1-1/1 Paragraph (see Note 1) 1-1-1/1.1 Subparagraph 1-1-1/1.1.1 Item 1-1-1/1.1.1(a) Subitem 1-1-1/1.1.1(a)i)

21、Appendix Appendix 1-1-A1 or Appendix 1-A1-1 Note: 1 An odd number (1, 3, 5, etc.) numbering system is used for the Rules. The purpose is to permit future insertions of even-numbered paragraphs (2, 4, 6, etc.) of text and to avoid the necessity of having to renumber the existing text and associated c

22、ross-references, as applicable, within the Rules and associated process instructions, check sheets, etc. ABSRULES FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSELS .2016 3 Notices and General Information Rule Change Notice (2016) TABLE 3 Summary of Changes from the 2015 Rules EFFECTIVE DATE 1 July

23、2015 shown as (1 July 2015) (based on the contract date for new construction between builder and Owner) Part/Para. No. Title/Subject Status/Remarks PART 3 Hull Construction and Equipment 3-1-2/Table 2 Material Class or Grade of Structural Members Material Class or Grade of Structural Members for Ves

24、sels 90 m (295 ft) in Length To require the materials for other steering equipment components described in Section 3-2-14 to be of steel in accordance with the requirements of Part 2, Chapter 1. (Incorporates Notice No. 1) 3-1-2/Table 3 Material Class or Grade of Structural Members for Vessels 61 m

25、(200 ft) L To add requirement for IMO PSPC (Section 3.3.2) and/or IMO PSPC-COT Regulations compliance. (Incorporates Notice No. 1) 3-5-1/15.3 Deck Fittings To reflect that ISO 3913 is now withdrawn and replaced by ISO 13795. (Incorporates Notice No. 1) PART 4 Vessel Systems and Machinery 4-7-2/1.9.2

26、 Fixed Local Application Fire-fighting Systems To delete the reference to the vessels main propulsion and power generation, in line with IMO MSC.338(91). (Incorporates Notice No. 1) EFFECTIVE DATE 1 January 2016 shown as (2016) (based on the contract date for new construction between builder and Own

27、er) Part/Para. No. Title/Subject Status/Remarks PART 3 Hull Construction and Equipment 3-2-2/8 (New) Moon Pools To consolidate the requirements for moon pools. 3-2-2/14 (New) Bilge Plating To give consideration for increased strength in bilge plate due to its curved shape, in line with Part 5C, Chap

28、ter 5 of the Steel Vessel Rules. 3-2-9/5.3 Stiffeners To provide requirements for higher-strength materials. 3-2-9/7.5 End Connections To avoid corrugated bulkheads landing on inner bottom plates and creating stress concentration spots on primary hull structures. 3-2-11/3.7 End Attachments To align

29、the requirements with IACS UR S3 and industry practice. 3-2-14/7.3 Lower Rudder Stocks To remove “K” since material factor (K) is already included in the maximum allowable stress formula. 4 ABSRULES FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSELS .2016 Notices and General Information Part/Para. N

30、o. Title/Subject Status/Remarks 3-2-14/25.5 Plans and Documents To relocate plans/documents related to the machinery equipment and systems to from 3-2-14/25.5 to 4-3-8/5.1 or 4-3-8/5.3 and plans/ documents related to the structures from 4-3-8/5.1 or 4-3-8/5.3 to 3-2-14/25.5. 3-2-14/25.9 Locking Devi

31、ce To not limit the locking device to “mechanical” ones based on design practice and manufacturers comments. 3-2-14/25.19 Service Accessibility To expand the requirements to cover compact azipods. 3-2-14/Figure 9 (New) Azimuthing Pod Internal Structure Access To expand the requirements to cover comp

32、act azipods. 3-2-15/5.5 Coaming Stiffening To clarify the size of hatches that need not comply with the requirement of coaming stiffening. 3-2-20/1.1 (New) Submittal Items To clarify what documents are needed for the analysis. 3-2-20/9.1 Allowable Stresses To clarify what documents are needed for th

33、e analysis. 3-7-1/1 General To reflect the comments from Administrations and Industry Organizations considered during review of the proposed Testing Guidelines associated with SOLAS Chapter II-1, Regulation 11, made during the IMO MSC and SDC meetings. 3-7-1/1.3.2 To reflect the comments from Admini

34、strations and Industry Organizations considered during review of the proposed Testing Guidelines associated with SOLAS Chapter II-1, Regulation 11, made during the IMO MSC and SDC meetings. 3-7-1/3.3 Structural Testing To reflect the comments from Administrations and Industry Organizations considere

35、d during review of the proposed Testing Guidelines associated with SOLAS Chapter II-1, Regulation 11, made during the IMO MSC and SDC meetings. 3-7-1/5 Testing Methods To reflect the comments from Administrations and Industry Organizations considered during review of the proposed Testing Guidelines

36、associated with SOLAS Chapter II-1, Regulation 11, made during the IMO MSC and SDC meetings. 3-7-1/7.1.1 Leak Testing To reflect the comments from Administrations and Industry Organizations considered during review of the proposed Testing Guidelines associated with SOLAS Chapter II-1, Regulation 11,

37、 made during the IMO MSC and SDC meetings. 3-7-1/7.7 (New) Hydrostatic or Hydropneumatic Tightness Testing To reflect the comments from Administrations and Industry Organizations considered during review of the proposed Testing Guidelines associated with SOLAS Chapter II-1, Regulation 11, made durin

38、g the IMO MSC and SDC meetings. 3-7-1/9 (New) Alternative Procedure for Strength Testing To reflect the comments from Administrations and Industry Organizations considered during review of the proposed Testing Guidelines associated with SOLAS Chapter II-1, Regulation 11, made during the IMO MSC and

39、SDC meetings. 3-7-1/Table 1 Testing Requirements for Tanks and Boundaries To reflect the comments from Administrations and Industry Organizations considered during review of the proposed Testing Guidelines associated with SOLAS Chapter II-1, Regulation 11, made during the IMO MSC and SDC meetings. T

40、o explicitly identify the test sections for the azimuthing pod. 3-7-1/Table 2 Additional Testing Requirements for Tanks of Special Service To reflect the comments from Administrations and Industry Organizations considered during review of the proposed Testing Guidelines associated with SOLAS Chapter

41、 II-1, Regulation 11, made during the IMO MSC and SDC meetings. 3-7-1/Table 3 Application of Leak Testing, Coating and Provision of Safe Access for Type of Welded Joints To reflect the comments from Administrations and Industry Organizations considered during review of the proposed Testing Guideline

42、s associated with SOLAS Chapter II-1, Regulation 11, made during the IMO MSC and SDC meetings. ABSRULES FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSELS .2016 5 Notices and General Information Part/Para. No. Title/Subject Status/Remarks PART 4 Vessel Systems and Machinery 4-1-1/Table 2 Certificati

43、on Details Propulsion, Maneuvering and Mooring Machinery To address the certification requirement for the podded propulsion units 4-1-1/Table 3 Certification Details Electrical and Control Equipment To provide the option of Tier 4 certification. 4-3-4/7.7.2 Keyless Coupling To align the requirements

44、 with industry practice. 4-3-8/1.7.4 Ambient Conditions To align the requirements with 4-1-1/7.11 and 4-1-1/Table 8 of the Steel Vessel Rules. 4-3-8/5.1 Plans to be Submitted To relocate plans/documents related to the machinery equipment and systems to from 3-2-14/25.5 to 4-3-8/5.1 or 4-3-8/5.3 and

45、plans/ documents related to the structures from 4-3-8/5.1 or 4-3-8/5.3 to 3-2-14/25.5. 4-3-8/5.3 Information to be Submitted To relocate plans/documents related to the machinery equipment and systems to from 3-2-14/25.5 to 4-3-8/5.1 or 4-3-8/5.3 and plans/ documents related to the structures from 4-

46、3-8/5.1 or 4-3-8/5.3 to 3-2-14/25.5. 4-3-8/11.5 Pod Shaft Bearing To align the requirements with ISO 281. To extend the application of the requirement to all bearings. To introduce the modified rating life, L10mh. To provide a reasonable alleviation for the requirement of 65,000 hours bearing lifeti

47、me subject to the requirement of minimum lifetime exceeding the 5-years time between surveys. 4-3-8/11.7 Lubricating System To introduce the oil-debris monitoring system (metal scan) to detect the passage of metallic particles in the bearing lubricating oil lines as an effective way to detect early

48、sign of bearing deterioration. 4-3-8/11.11 Ventilation and Cooling To specify the requirements for the passive cooling case. 4-3-8/15.9.2 Shaft Bearing Monitoring To introduce the oil-debris monitoring system (metal scan) to detect the passage of metallic particles in the bearing lubricating oil lin

49、es as an effective way to detect early sign of bearing deterioration. To revise title to cover both acceptable monitoring systems. 4-3-8/Table 1 Podded Propulsion Instrumentation To clarify that for podded propulsion units not provided with a pressurized lubricating oil system and/or an air cooling system, the relevant instrumentation is not required. To align with the change to 4-3-7/15.9.2. 4-6-2/9.13.1 General To include the fact that rescue boats can also be affected by the discharge water from the shell. 4-6-3/5.13.2 Multi-core Metallic Tubes Sheathed by Plastic