1、 Guide for Rapid Response Damage Assessment Program GUIDE FOR RAPID RESPONSE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT JULY 2010 American Bureau of Shipping Incorporated by Act of Legislature of the State of New York 1862 Copyright 2010 American Bureau of Shipping ABS Plaza 16855 Northchase Drive Houston, TX 77060 USA ii A
2、BSGUIDE FOR RAPID RESPONSE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT .2010 Foreword Foreword This Guide contains the technical requirements and criteria that meet international regulatory requirements for vessel emergency response. ABS has issued this Guide for Rapid Response Damage Assessment to provide owners/operators w
3、ith a description of the process for the issuance of the RRDA notation to an ABS-classed vessel. The ABS RRDA program provides emergency technical services for owners/operators whose enrolled vessel experiences an incident that may affect the stability or structural strength of the vessel or require
4、 the rapid provision of technical analytical services. Effective 4 April 1995; MARPOL 73/78 Annex I, Regulation 26 requires a Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP) for all tankers of 150 gross tons or more and all other vessels of 400 gross tons or more. The “Guidelines for the Development
5、of Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plans”, IMO MEPC 54 (32), advises that detailed guidance to the vessels master should be provided to take stability and stress into consideration when taking actions to mitigate the spillage of oil or to free the vessel from aground. While it does not require, it
6、 strongly suggests, that when there is excessive damage, consultation with shore-based technical assistance is appropriate before taking any action that may jeopardize the vessel. As of 1 January 2007; MARPOL 73/78 Annex I, in accordance with resolution MEPC.117 (52), Regulation 37.4 requires that a
7、ll oil tankers of 5,000 tons deadweight or more shall have prompt access to computerized, shore-based damage stability and residual structural strength calculation programs. The ABS RRDA Program is designed to fulfill the requirements of the above regulations. In the United States, the ABS RRDA prog
8、ram satisfies the U.S. Coast Guard requirements of OPA 90 in 33 CFR 155.240 for oil tankers and offshore oil barges. Owners are required to have “prearranged, prompt access to computerized, shore-based damage stability and residual structural strength calculation programs”. It also requires that “ac
9、cess to the shore-based calculations program must be available 24 hours a day”. This requirement became effective 21 January 1995 for vessels operating in U.S. waters. The ISM Code, Section 8, requires the company to establish procedures to respond to potential emergency shipboard situations, includ
10、ing the use of drills and exercises to prepare for those emergencies. The RRDA program can be a valuable resource augmenting a companys emergency preparedness program. The ABS RRDA service is available and can be called upon 24 hours a day. In the event of a vessel incident, a vessel enrolled in the
11、 ABS RRDA program will be given urgent attention by ABS. An essential element of the ABS RRDA program is that ABS will provide a response team when the service is activated by the Client, the members of which understand their responsibilities and have collected and pre-processed the technical inform
12、ation likely to be needed in the event of an incident, thereby saving many critical hours of data preparation and testing. The ABS Rapid Response Damage Assessment team includes engineers able to support the Client in the aftermath of an incident by performing strength and stability calculations usi
13、ng information provided by the Client or vessel relating to the load distribution and damaged condition of the vessel. For ABS-classed vessels, Surveyor approval remains a requirement for the subsequent evaluation of damage and repair or when a Certificate of Fitness to Proceed is to be issued. The
14、Rapid Response Damage Assessment is directed by a Team Leader. The Team Leader may draw on the other team members and on staff from within the ABS organization as deemed necessary to assist in responding to the incident. These co-opted team members may cover disciplines such as, but not limited to,
15、naval architecture, structural analysis, stability calculations, machinery and mechanical systems, and survey. Ultimate responsibility for decisions taken to improve the survivability of the vessel resides with the Client and vessel captain, and the information and reports provided as part of the AB
16、S Rapid Response Damage Assessment Response service are intended solely to support this decision-making process. ABSGUIDE FOR RAPID RESPONSE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT.2010 iii Table of Contents GUIDE FOR RAPID RESPONSE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT CONTENTS SECTION 1 General 1 1 Scope and Application 1 3 Basis of Notat
17、ion 2 5 Automatic Enrollment for New Vessels 2 7 Enrollment of Vessels Classed by Other Societies 2 SECTION 2 Documentation . 3 1 Definitions. 3 3 Client Duties . 4 5 Plans and Data to be Submitted. 4 5.1 Hull Geometry and Compartments 4 5.3 Booklets.4 5.5 Plans .4 5.7 Additional Information5 7 Data
18、base Preparation 5 9 Types of Response Analyses. 5 SECTION 3 RRDA Program . 7 1 Activating/Notifying RRDA Team . 7 1.1 Office Hours.7 1.3 After Office Hours7 1.5 After Voice Notification 7 3 Procedure for Reporting Incident . 7 3.1 General7 3.3 Loading Condition Before the Incident.8 3.5 Collision/D
19、amage Condition 8 3.7 Grounding9 3.9 Structural Damage.9 5 Survey Recommendations . 9 7 Client Deliverables 9 APPENDIX 1 RRDA Notification Bridge Card. 10 iv ABSGUIDE FOR RAPID RESPONSE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT .2010 APPENDIX 2 Reports 11 Condition Before Casualty REPORT 1. 11 Collision / Damage Condition
20、REPORT 2 14 Grounding Condition REPORT 3 . 15 Structural Damage REPORT 4 17 ABSGUIDE FOR RAPID RESPONSE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT.2010 1 Section 1: General SECTION 1 General 1 Scope and Application In accordance with MARPOL Regulation I/37(4), as circulated by Resolution MEPC.117(52), oil tankers of 5,000 d
21、wt or more require access to shore-based damage stability and residual structural strength calculations from 1 January 2007. ABS will consider vessels enrolled in the ABS Rapid Response Damage Assessment (RRDA) program to be in compliance with MARPOL 1/37(4). Effective 4 April 1995; MARPOL 73/78 Ann
22、ex I, Regulation 26 requires a Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP) for all tankers of 150 gross tons or more and all other vessels of 400 gross tons or more. The “Guidelines for the Development of Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plans”, IMO MEPC 54 (32), advises that detailed guidance t
23、o the vessels master should be provided to take stability and stress into consideration when taking actions to mitigate the spillage of oil or to free the vessel from aground. While it does not require, it strongly suggests, that when there is excessive damage, consultation with shore-based technica
24、l assistance is appropriate before taking any action that may jeopardize the vessel. Vessels enrolled in the ABS RRDA program will be provided with such consultative support in the event of an incident. Upon a Clients request, ABS will provide rapid response damage assessment support to the Client.
25、Initially, a rapid response file will be developed which will include the vessels hard copy drawing information and/or the electronically stored data to consider a damaged condition of the vessel. The ABS RRDA team is activated when the Client notifies ABS through direct verbal communication at the
26、24-hour emergency number requesting assistance with a vessel incident. The time from the initial activation of the ABS RRDA team and the provision of specific damaged stability and strength guidance is dependent on: Receipt of vessel information such as loading conditions and on-site damage assessme
27、nt, Criticality of the situation, and The complexity of the problem. The RRDA Program does not cover Salvage Engineering, class surveys, or surveys in connection with repairs, damages, conversions, compliance with outstanding recommendations, extensions, lay-up or reactivation, modifications/alterat
28、ions, riding ship, change of flag, or new installations. When requested by a flag Administration, ABS is obliged to provide details of its evaluations and files. When a vessel is classed or issued with a Load Line by ABS, the ABS Classification Department will be advised that the RRDA team is evalua
29、ting damage on an ABS-classed or Load Line-only vessel. The ABS RRDA team will review the most recent status of the vessel available in the ABS records. The ABS RRDA team will communicate response activity to the ABS Classification Department for consideration. However, a survey by Class Surveyors c
30、ontinues to be a requirement for subsequent evaluation of damage and repairs or when a Certificate of Fitness to Proceed is to be issued. ABS does not act as a principal in the matter of salvage or repairs. ABS can only act in an advisory capacity, leaving it always to the Client to accept or reject
31、 such recommendations as ABS may make. ABS has no authority to order or contract for repairs, salvage, or other matters. Section 1 General 2 ABSGUIDE FOR RAPID RESPONSE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT .2010 3 Basis of Notation To receive the RRDA class notation, the requirements in this Guide are to be complied w
32、ith. This Guide has been developed with the objective of promoting a Rapid Response Damage Assessment program for ABS-classed vessels. The requirements as specified in this Guide are additional to all other relevant requirements of ABS Rules and Guides. ABS-classed vessels in compliance with these g
33、uidelines will be assigned a class notation RRDA, Rapid Response Damage Assessment, and will receive an enrollment certificate from ABS. 5 Automatic Enrollment for New Vessels Eligible ABS-classed vessels delivered after 1 July 2010 will be automatically enrolled in the ABS RRDA program and will rec
34、eive the RRDA notation. Eligible vessels include tankers, bulk carriers, gas carriers, container vessels, and tank barges. Enrollment will be at the time of delivery for the first year of operation. Vessel owners may opt out of the program at delivery or after the one year enrollment period. Mainten
35、ance fees will be required after the first year of enrollment. 7 Enrollment of Vessels Classed by Other Societies Vessels classed by other Societies may enroll in the ABS RRDA program provided all enrollment requirements have been met. Enrollment will be demonstrated by the issuance of the ABS RRDA
36、certificate. Non-ABS classed vessels are not eligible for the RRDA Class notation. Vessel owners are responsible for contacting the relevant Classification Society for survey instructions when required. ABSGUIDE FOR RAPID RESPONSE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT.2010 3 Section 2: Documentation SECTION 2 Documenta
37、tion 1 Definitions The following definitions are applicable to the RRDA notation. Vessel means any eligible vessel as defined in Subsection 1/5 of this Guide. Other vessels such as but not limited to drilling units, offshore installations, platforms, submersibles, or marine structures owned, operate
38、d, controlled, or managed by the Client, which are presented to ABS for enrollment in the ABS Rapid Response Damage Assessment program will be considered on a case by case basis. Client means owner, operator, or manager who controls the vessel Rapid Response Damage Assessment (RRDA) consists of the
39、following tasks, as appropriate: The development of a database of pertinent aspects of the vessels structure, materials, machinery, and equipment Development of a computer model of the vessel that will allow for damage stability and residual strength analysis Evaluation of salvors or owners or owner
40、s representatives plans for off-loading, ballasting or cargo transfer sequences to improve residual stability and reduce hull girder stresses, and ground force reaction Calculation of the bending and shear stresses caused by pinnacle loads from grounding or stranding Calculation of the residual hull
41、 girder strength based on the reported extent of damage Calculation of residual stability when the vessels compartments are breached Calculation of hull girder strength in damaged condition with wave loading Calculation of hull girder ultimate strength Calculation of local strength in the damaged ar
42、ea Calculation of local buckling and ultimate strength Other calculations as appropriate for the vessels condition Request for Enrollment is a completed and written request to ABS from the Clients Designated Person, unless the vessel has been automatically enrolled as noted in Subsection 1/5. Client
43、s signature or that of the designated person on the request will serve as a request for enrollment. Designated Persons are individuals who may make requests for services on behalf of the Client, as identified in the initial enrollment request. Certificate of Enrollment is the notification sent by AB
44、S to the Client advising that the vessels drawings have been compiled and/or the computer stability and structural model is completed and that ABS is in a position to respond. It is at this point that the vessel is considered to be fully enrolled in the ABS RDDA program. Annual Subscription is the f
45、ee charged to maintain an active file for a single vessel in the ABS RRDA program. For new vessels classed with ABS and automatically enrolled as noted in Subsection 1/5, the first year fee is not applied. Section 2 Documentation 4 ABSGUIDE FOR RAPID RESPONSE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT .2010 3 Client Duties
46、When requesting damage assessment, the Client is obliged to present all details of the exact location of the vessel, the circumstances causing the damage and any damage or divers reports and photos available. Details must include the possibility of pollution and status of crew and main and auxiliary
47、 machinery. When requesting damage assessment, the Client is obliged to contact all interested parties, such as the vessels classification society, if other than ABS, underwriters, P ii) Calculation of still-water bending moments and shear forces acting on the vessels damaged hull with breached comp
48、artments; iii) Assessment of effective hull girder strength with loss of, or ineffective, longitudinal strength members, based on the reported extent of damage (by fire, collision, or grounding damage, explosions, etc.); iv) Unusual loading conditions (not covered by loading manuals) that may includ
49、e the special ballasting of the vessel by the bow to bring the stern tube assembly above the waterline to facilitate repairs while afloat; Section 2 Documentation 6 ABSGUIDE FOR RAPID RESPONSE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT .2010 v) Evaluation of a damaged vessels residual stability, and residual global and local strength for various possible off-loading sequences to determine the most favorable sequence; or for ballasting or transfer of liquids to reduce heel, to improve the residual stability, and to reduce hull girder stresses. Additional vari
