U. S. SUPPLEMENT
TO
ABS RULES FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS
法律的重要性
AND THE 1989 IMO MODU CODE
FOR UNITS
玉的鉴别PARTICIPATING IN THE
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ALTERNATE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM
1 NOVEMBER 1998
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AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING
M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T
The mission of the American Bureau of Shipping is to rve the public interest as well as the needs of our clients by promoting the curity of life, property and the natural environment, primarily through the development and verification of standards for the design, construction and operational performance of marine-related structures.
Q U A L I T Y P O L I C Y
It is the policy of the American Bureau of Shipping to provide quality rvices in support of our mission and to be responsive to the individual and collective needs of our clients as well as tho of the public at large. All of our client commitments, supporting actions and rvices delivered must be recognized as expressions of quality. We pledge to monitor our performance as an on-going activity and to strive for continuous improvement.
CONTENTS
AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING MISSION STATEMENT AND QUALITY POLICY
虚拟内存设置
INTRODUCTION
SECTIONS
I.USCG SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS TO ABS RULES AND
环保有哪些方面1989 IMO MODU CODE
II.USCG REQUIREMENTS NOT ADDRESSED BY ABS RULES OR 1989 IMO MODU CODE
III. ACP SUPPLEMENT INITIAL 1989 IMO MODU CODE SURVEY CHECK SHEET
使用时间IV.RECORD OF REVISIONS
INTRODUCTION
Tho who u this Supplement are asked to review the current American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Rules for Building and Classing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (hereinafter ABS MODU Rules). Plea be aware of the "Scope and Conditions of Classification." This Supplement does not change
the scope or conditions of ABS Classification. It is a reference document within the ABS Quality System. The Check Sheets contained in this Supplement are also for reference only and are not to be ud in the performance of a Survey. The controlled Check Sheets are available through the normal distribution of controlled documents. The most recent revisions may be obtained from the ABS Surveyor-in-Charge.
As part of their regulatory reform initiative, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) established a task group consisting of USCG personnel and ABS Engineers to conduct a comparison of the applicable requirements contained within Title 46 of the United States (U.S.) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Subchapters "I-A", “F” and “G” to the similar applicable regulations contained in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODU), 1989 (hereinafter IMO MODU Code). The purpo of this effort was to identify redundancies and to determine if the IMO MODU Code would provide an equivalent level of safety to tho regulations contained within 46 CFR Subchapters "I-A", “F” and “G”. The CFR regulations were examined, and it was determined that many of the CFR requirements were satisfied by either the ABS MODU Rules alone, the IMO MODU Code alone, or a combination of the regulations.
The results of the task group's study is codified into this document titled "U.S. Supplement to ABS Rules for Building and Classing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units and 1989 IMO MODU Code." This Supplement identifies tho USCG requirements that are in addition to the ABS Rules and the IMO MODU Code. This publication is intended to be ud in lieu of 46 CFR Subchapters "I-A", “F” and “G” for plan review and inspections delegated to ABS by the USCG. The u of the U.S. Supplement is restricted to tho MODUs that participate in the USCG's Alternate Compliance Program (ACP) with ABS. The procedures for enrollment in the ACP are addresd on Page 3 of this Introduction.
The Supplement is divided into four ctions:
Section I contains supplemental requirements in areas where there exist ABS Rules or 1989 IMO MODU Code requirements for which the USCG has amplifying or additional requirements. For ea of reference, each of the cites is identified by the corresponding ABS Rule cite and IMO Code cite. If an ABS Rule cite or IMO Code cite is not applicable to the vesl under consideration, then the associated interpretation does not apply.
Section II contains supplemental requirements in areas not contained in the ABS Rules or 1989 IMO MODU Code for which the USCG has requirements.
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Section III contains the ACP supplement survey check sheets.
Section IV contains the record of revisions commencing after 1 November 1998.
分享经验There are specific cites within this document where U.S. domestic standards are specified as mandatory for certain systems, equipment or components. U.S. Federal law is one of the reasons why many items are mandatory. It is recognized that there exist alternative standards developed by regulatory bodies and industry, both internal and external to the United States, which would define systems, equipment or components that are equivalent to tho being specified herein. To the extent authorized by the most recent revision of USCG Navigation and Vesl Inspection Circular No. 2-95, Change 1, as amended and supplemented, ABS is empowered to accept alternatives built to the international/industry standards and grant the requested equivalency.
In the normal cour of technological advancement and application, it is entirely possible that new systems, equipment or components will be available for u onboard vesls covered by this program. In the event that existing design requirements are not applicable, it is incumbent on the owner, builder or designer to ek from ABS, as early as possible, a determination of the requirements which will be applied in such cas.
This document is the result of veral years of review by ABS and the USCG. As noted above, the vision was to find common ground in their mutual missions of the protection of life and property at a.
Under ACP, a voluntary program, the owner may elect to have ABS conduct surveys on existing vesls on behalf of the USCG. For new construction, a request is required from both the shipyard and the owner since enrollment in this program will influence both parties.
A MODU enrolled in the Alternate Compliance Program must satisfy all the requirements contained in the applicable ctions of the ABS MODU Rules, the 1989 IMO MODU Code and this U.S. Supplement, prior to the issuance of an USCG Certificate of Inspection (COI).
