1、 ABSGUIDE FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING MOBILE OFFSHORE UNITS .2008 1 GUIDE FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING MOBILE OFFSHORE UNITS JULY 2008 NOTICE NO. 6 July 2013 The following Rule Change becomes EFFECTIVE AS OF 1 JULY 2013. (See http:/www.eagle.org for the consolidated version of the Guide for Building and
2、Classing Mobile Offshore Units 2008, 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. (See 1-1-4/3.3 of the ABS Rules for Conditions of Classification Of
3、fshore Units and Structures (Part 1).) CHAPTER 3 HULL CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT SECTION 4 POSITION MOORING SYSTEMS 1 Position Mooring Systems and Equipment (1 August 2012) (Revise first paragraph of Subsection 3-4/1, as follows.) (1 July 2013) The symbols , and are not required as a condition of cl
4、assification, except as indicated hereunder and in 8-5/9 of this Guide. All self-propelled units are to have temporary mooring equipment for anchoring while the unit is in the transit mode. The symbol is a condition of classification for self-propelled units. except as permitted in 3-4-1/3.3 of the
5、MODU Rules. For non-self-propelled units, when requested by the Owner, the symbol may be placed after the symbols of classification in the Record. (Revise Paragraph 3-4/1.1 and 3-4/Table 1, as follows.) 1.1 Temporary Mooring Equipment (1 July 2013) The symbol placed after the symbols of classificati
6、on in the Record, thus: A1 , which will signify that the equipment for temporary mooring, for anchoring while the unit is in the transit mode, is in compliance with the applicable requirements of Section 3-4-1 of the MODU Rules as shown in 3-4/Table 1 or with requirements corresponding to the servic
7、e limitation noted in the units classification, which have been specially approved for the particular service. For units with symbol , this requirement may be met if position mooring equipment can be released in an emergency while the unit is in the transit mode. Notice No. 6 July 2013 2 ABSGUIDE FO
8、R BUILDING AND CLASSING MOBILE OFFSHORE UNITS .2008 TABLE 1 Mooring Systems (1 July 2013) Section of MODU Rules Temporary Mooring Equipment 3-4-1/3 Anchoring and Mooring Equipment 3-4-1/9 Equipment Mass and Size 3-4-1/11 Tests 3-4-1/13 Anchor Types 3-4-1/15 Windlass Support Structure and Cable Stopp
9、er 3-4-1/17 Hawse Pipes 3-4-1/19 Note: Any reference to “drilling” in the MODU Rules is to be interpreted as referring to the type of operation for which the mobile offshore unit is designed and/or intended. Temporary mooring equipment for self-elevating units in Restricted Service may be established in accordance with 3-5-1/3.5 of the ABS Guide for Building and Classing Liftboats. For such units in Domestic Service, the criteria of the flag state may be applied.
