1、ABSGUIDE FOR BRIDGE DESIGN AND NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT/ SYSTEMS .2000 1 Commentary Introduction Further to the Corrigenda/Editorial changes made to the 2000 edition of the Guide in the year 2002, the subject Notice 1 incorporates the comments received from external and internal clients since the firs
2、t publication of the Guide in the year 2000. In addition, several changes incorporate the amended requirements in the following IMO Standards. IMO Res. MSC.64(17), Annex 3 “Recommendation on Performance Standards for Automatic Pilots” IMO Res. MSC.74(69), Annex 2 “Recommendation on Performance Stand
3、ards for Track Control Systems” IMO Res. MSC.64(67), Annex 3 “Recommendation on Performance Standards for Heading Control Systems” Change Notice 1 (2003) EFFECTIVE DATE 1 November 2003 (based on the contract date for construction between builder and Owner) Part/Para. No. Title/Subject Status/Remarks
4、 PART A General A1 Application Paragraph A1.3 is added to recommend the ABS Guidance Notes on Ergonomic Design of Navigation Bridges for the requirements of ergonomic design of bridge equipment and layout. A5 Operational Assumptions A5 is renumbered to A3 to provide a better location. A3 Optional No
5、tations A3 is renumbered to A5 to provide a better location A11 Definitions New definitions of several terminologies have been included as suggested by the external clients to clarify the confusions with course, heading and track. These definitions are taken from IEC Standard 1209 and IMO. 64(67), A
6、nnex 3. A13.3 Applicable to NIBS Notation Editorial correction from “EDCIS” to “ECDIS” 2 ABSGUIDE FOR BRIDGE DESIGN AND NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT/ SYSTEMS .2000 Part/Para. No. Title/Subject Status/Remarks PART B Requirements for Notation NBL (Navigation Bridge Layout) B3.1 General To align with Part A,
7、 A1 above. B5.2.2 Conning Position The wording in the first line of the paragraph for Conning Position is changed to incorporate the intent of the requirements in SOLAS Ch. V, Reg. 22 as suggested by an external client. PART C Requirements for Notation NBLES (Navigation Bridge Layout and Equipment/S
8、ystems) C13.1 Course Information System Course is changed to Heading to incorporate a comment from an external client about the confusion with course and heading. It is noted that the compass provides the heading information and not the course information. The definitions for course and heading are
9、also added in Part A, A11. C13.2 Steering System Paragraph C13.2.2 is revised to comply with the new IMO Standards MSC.64(67), annex 3 “Recommendation on Performance Standards for Heading Control Systems” and MSC.74(69), Annex 2 “Recommendation on Performance Standards for Track Control Systems”. Th
10、e term “Course” is changed to “Heading” in several places. C13.3 Speed Measuring System IMO Res. A824(19) is changed to the new amendment MSC.96(72), Annex 14. C13.4 Depth Measuring System IMO Res. A224(VII) is changed to the new amendment MSC.74(69), Annex 4. C13.5 Radar System In paragraph C13.5.1
11、, a reference is made to the Standard IMO Res. A384(X) “Performance Standard for Radar Reflector”. C13.6 Automatic Traffic Surveillance System Wording in the first sentence is revised to clarify the intent as suggested by an external client. C13.7 Position Fixing System The referenced IMO Standards
12、in paragraph C13.7.3 for Differential omega receivers and Radio direction finders are deleted, since these are obsolete. IMO Res. MSC.53(66) is changed to a new amendment MSC.113(73), Annex 26 for GLONASS receivers. C13.8 Watch Monitoring and Alarm Transfer System The second sentence of C13.8.2 a),
13、which refers to the alertness check system has been relocated to C13.8.1 b) with some editorial corrections. C13.8.2 b Transfer of Alarms The last sentence is deleted, since no selector switch is mentioned in C13.8.2a. C13.10 Vessels Automatic Identification System The reference to AIS Standard IMO
14、Res. MSC.74(69), Annex 3 “Performance Standards for an Universal Ship borne Automatic Identification System” is added. A few editorial changes are also made. C17 Automatic Telephone System The text is revised to clarify the mix ups between an automatic telephone system and a sound power telephone sy
15、stem. ABSGUIDE FOR BRIDGE DESIGN AND NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT/ SYSTEMS .2000 3 Part/Para. No. Title/Subject Status/Remarks Table C1 Item A31 Sound reception system Item A35 Group alarms and reset controls Item B17 Required alarms and reset controls Item D1 Gyro compass heading indicator Note 2 Two ind
16、ependent gyro compasses Editorial change Editorial change Editorial change Note in the Remarks column is deleted, since it does not belong to the Bridge wings workstations. A new footnote is added to clarify the locations for two gyro compasses required in items A1, B1 &C1. PART D Requirements for N
17、otation NIBS (Navigational Integrated Bridge System) D13.1 Course Information System Course is changed to heading to align with C13.1. D13.4 Electronic Chart Display and Information System The navigation and traffic surveillance/maneuvering workstation is a part of the centralized bridge workstation
18、 required for the NIBS Notation and therefore is deleted from the subject text. Also, reference to an additional IMO Standard MSC.86(70) for “Performance Standard for ECDIS” is added in the last sentence of the paragraph. D15 Operating/Technical Manual Editorial correction. D19 Tests and Sea Trials
19、Editorial correction. Table D1 Item E8 Chronometer Item E9 Radio direction finder Added footnote 2 to indicate that a chronometer is not required if the official universal time is obtained by other means. Added footnote 3 to indicate that a RDF is not required if other radio navigation equipment is provided, as per SOLAS Ch. V, Reg. 12(p). Appendix A IMO Resolutions Referenced in the Guide IMO Res. Various IMO Resolutions The IMO Resolutions listed in the Appendix A are updated.
