ABS Marine Vessel Rules
ABS Rules for Building and Classing Marine Vessels, Part 4, Vessel Systems and Machinery
Published by American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
The CFR incorporates ABS Marine Vessel Rules by reference, which makes the edition it names part of the regulation. The CFR requires the edition it names, which may not be the newest. To enforce any other edition, the agency must publish the change in the Federal Register.
The edition the CFR requires
ABS Marine Vessel Rules, January 2020
As the CFR lists it: “ABS Rules for Building and Classing Marine Vessels, Part 4, Vessel Systems and Machinery, January 2020 (“ABS Marine Vessel Rules”)”
- Listed in 46 CFR 62.05-1(a); required by46 CFR 62.25-30 ↗46 CFR 62.35-5 ↗46 CFR 62.35-35 ↗46 CFR 62.35-40 ↗46 CFR 62.35-50 ↗46 CFR 62.50-30 ↗
Listed as: “Rules for Building and Classing Marine Vessels, Part 4, Vessel Systems and Machinery, January 2020 (“ABS Marine Vessel Rules”)”
- Listed in 46 CFR 110.10-1(a)(1); required by46 CFR 110.15-1 ↗46 CFR 111.01-9 ↗46 CFR 111.12-3 ↗46 CFR 111.12-5 ↗46 CFR 111.12-7 ↗46 CFR 111.33-11 ↗46 CFR 111.35-1 ↗46 CFR 111.70-1 ↗46 CFR 111.105-31 ↗46 CFR 111.105-39 ↗46 CFR 111.105-40 ↗46 CFR 112.05-7 ↗46 CFR 113.05-7 ↗
The parts the listing names (10)
- Part 1: Rules for Conditions of Classification
- Part 2: Rules for Materials and Welding
- Part 3: Rules for Building and Classing Marine Vessels Hull—Hull Construction and Equipment
- Part 4: Rules for Building and Classing Marine Vessels Vessel—Vessel Systems and Machinery
- Part 5A & 5B: Rules for Building and Classing Marine Vessels—Specific Vessel Types; Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers
- Part 5C: Rules for Building and Classing Marine Vessels—Specific Vessel Types (Chapters 1-6 and 7-18)
- Part 5C: Rules for Building and Classing Marine Vessels—Specific Vessel Types (Chapters 7-18)
- Part 5D: Rules for Building and Classing Marine Vessels—Offshore Support Vessels for Specialized Services
- Part 6: Rules for Building and Classing Marine Vessels—Specialized Items and Systems; and
- Part 7: Rules for Survey after Construction
Listed as: “Rules for Building and Classing Marine Vessels, January 2020 (“ABS Marine Vessel Rules”)”
How to read it
- Where to get itABS Rule Manager ↗
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