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Pub# Title Generic Rules for Conditions of Classification, Materials and Welding, and Surveys After Construction

Comments Effective Jan. 2010

Pub Date Last Update 2010 Jul-01-2010

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ABS Advisories Booklets Informational Bulletins Capabilities Brochures Technical Bulletins Restricted ABS Restricted File Exchange 2 2 3 4

Generic Rules for Conditions of Classification, Materials and Welding, and Surveys After Construction List of ABS Notations and Symbols Supplemental Guides for Optional Class Notations Steel Vessel Rules 2010 Steel Vessel Rules 2011 Aluminum Vessels Steel Vessels for Service on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways - 2007

Effective Jan. 2011

2011

Sep-02-2010

2003 2007

Sep-02-2010 May-04-2009

Effective Jan. 2010 Effective Jan. 2011

2010 2011 1975

Sep-02-2010 Sep-02-2010 Oct-21-2008 Nov-16-2009

Effective Jan. 2007

2007

Steel Vessels Under 90 Meters (295 Feet) 2006 - See archive for previous version in Length Steel Vessels Under 90 Meters (295 Feet) Effective January 2011 in Length Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (2008) Underwater Vehicles, Systems and Hyperbaric Facilities Single Point Moorings Bulk Carriers for Service on the Great Lakes Steel Barges Steel Floating Drydocks Effective Jan. 2009 2008 - See archive for previous versions Effective January 2010

2006

Jul-01-2010

2011

Sep-02-2010

6 7

2008 2010

Apr-06-2010 Nov-16-2009

8 9

1996 1978

Apr-06-2010 Apr-01-2008

10 11

2009 2009

Jul-01-2010 Sep-16-2009

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Reinforced Plastic Vessels Certification of Cargo Containers Nondestructive Inspection of Hull Welds Burning Crude Oil and Slops in Main and Auxiliary Boilers Ballast Water Exchange Procedures Ships Burning Coal Materials and Welding 2006, Part 2, Aluminum and Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP) Material Selection and Inspection of Inert Gas Systems Approved Listings Approved Welding Consumables Offshore Installations Heavy Fuel Oil Offshore Racing Yachts Certification of Offshore Mooring Chain Certification of Container Securing Systems 2009 2006

1978 1998 2002 1978

Mar-31-2008 Jun-01-2001 Jan-01-2004 Jan-02-1978

18 21 22

1999 1980 2006

Jan-01-1999 Jan-01-1980 Nov-16-2009

24

1980

Jul-01-1980

27 27 29 31 37 39 45

1997 1984 1994 2009 2010

Mar-20-2008 Jan-02-1984 Jan-01-2001 Jan-04-2010 Oct-04-2010

49

Inspection, Maintenance and Application of Marine Coating Systems

2007

Nov-29-2007

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Certification of Drilling Systems Preparing Fishing Vessels Stability Booklet

2006 1990

Jul-10-2009 Jan-01-1990

61 62 63 64 69

High Speed Craft Motor Pleasure Yachts Facilities on Offshore Installations Subsea Pipeline Systems Certification of Oil Spill Recovery Equipment Hull Condition Monitoring Systems Assessing Hull Girder Residual Strength for Tankers Improvement for Structural Connections and Sample Structural Details - Service Experience and Modifications for Tankers Improvement for Structural Connections and Sample Structural Details - Service Experience and Modifications for Bulk Carriers Assessing Hull Girder Residual Strength for Bulk Carriers Floating Production Installations Application of Ergonomics to Marine Systems 2009 Edition Effective Jan. 2009

2001 2000 2009 2006 1993

Jul-01-2010 Apr-01-2008 Apr-02-2010 Mar-20-2008 Jan-01-1993

73 74

1995 1995

Aug-01-2005 Jul-01-1995

75

1995

Jul-01-1995

77

1995

Oct-02-1995

78

1995

Nov-01-1995

82 86

2009 2003

Apr-06-2010 Apr-01-2003

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Shipbuilding and Repair Quality Standard for Hull Structures During Construction Automatic or Remote Control and Monitoring Systems for Vessels in Port Application of Synthetic Ropes for Offshore Mooring Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships Marine Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Management Bridge Design and Navigational Equipment/ Systems Materials and Welding/Supplementary Requirements for Naval Vessels Risk Assessment Applications for the Marine and Offshore Oil and Gas Industries 2009 - See archive for previous versions

2007

Mar-23-2007

88

2003

Feb-01-2003

90

1999

Mar-01-1999

91 92

1999 2009

Mar-01-1999 Jul-01-2010

94

2000

Jul-11-2008

96

2000

Jul-01-2010

97

2000

Jun-01-2000

98 99

Passenger Vessels Environmental Protection Notation for Vessels Vessels Intended to Carry Water 'Dynamic Loading Approach' for Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Installations Crew Habitability on Ships Passenger Comfort on Ships

2001 2009

Dec-15-2009 Sep-09-2009

100 101

2005 2010

Nov-30-2005 May-25-2010

102 103

2001 2001

Dec-01-2003 Dec-01-2003

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Spectral-Based Fatigue Analysis for Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Installations Crew Habitability on Offshore Installations Gravity-Based Offshore LNG Terminals Liftboats Membrane Tank LNG Vessels High Speed Naval Craft - 2007 Integrated Tug-Barge (ITB) Combinations Intended to Operate on the Great Lakes Ship Security (SEC) Notation Propulsion Systems for LNG Carriers 'Dynamic Load Approach' and Direct Analysis for High Speed Craft Automatic or Remote Control and Monitoring for Machinery and Systems (other than propulsion) on Offshore Installations Fatigue Assessment of Offshore Structures Effective Jan. 2007 Effective Jan. 2009

2010

May-25-2010

105 106 107 108 109 110

2002 2010 2009 2002 2007 2002

Dec-01-2003 Sep-02-2010 Jul-01-2010 Oct-28-2008 Jul-01-2010 Nov-01-2002

111 112 113

2005 2005 2003

Mar-01-2005 Dec-09-2005 Feb-01-2003

114

2003

Oct-03-2008

115

2003

Apr-06-2010

116 117

Review and Approval of Novel Concepts Risk Evaluations for the Classification of Marine-Related Facilities

2003 2003

Jun-02-2003 Jun-02-2003

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Rebuilding Vessels Less Than 90 meters (295 feet) in Length Ergonomic Design of Navigation Bridges Surveys Using Risk-Based Inspection for the Offshore Industry Survey Based on Reliability-Centered Maintenance Alternative Design and Arrangements for Fire Safety Subsea Riser Systems Dynamic Analysis Procedure for SelfElevating Drilling Units Spectral-Based Fatigue Analysis for Vessels Buckling and Ultimate Strength Assessment for Offshore Structures Propulsion Shaft Alignment Strength Assessment of Cargo Tank Structures Beyond 0.4L Amidships in Oil Carriers 150 Meters or More in Length Inert Gas System for Ballast Tanks Reliability-Centered Maintenance Assessment of Parametric Roll Resonance in the Design of Container Carriers

1997

Nov-01-2003

119 120

2003 2003

Oct-01-2003 Dec-01-2003

121

2003

Aug-01-2005

122

2004

Jul-01-2010

123 124

2006 2004

Mar-20-2008 Jan-02-2004

125

2004

Nov-16-2009

126

2004

Jul-01-2010

128 130

2006 2004

Apr-01-2006 May-01-2004

131 132 133

2004 2004 2004

Jun-01-2004 Jul-01-2004 Jun-06-2008

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SafeHull Finite Element Analysis for Hull Structures Ice Class FRP Hydrocarbon Production Piping Systems Vessels Intended to Carry Compressed Natural Gas in Bulk Tailshaft Condition Monitoring (TCM) 'SafeHull-Dynamic Loading Approach' for Vessels Fire-Fighting Systems Investigation of Marine Incidents Liquefied Gas Carriers with Independent Tanks Vessel Maneuverability Vessels With Oil Recovery Capabilities Ship Vibration Strength Assessment of Membrane-Type LNG Containment Systems Under Sloshing Loads Sloshing and Structural Analysis of LNG Pump Tower Control of Harmonics in Electrical Power Systems 2010 - See archive for previous version

2004

Dec-01-2004

136 137

2005 2005

Oct-28-2008 May-02-2005

138

2005

Apr-01-2008

139 140

2005 2006

Mar-04-2009 Dec-01-2006

141 142 144

2005 2005 2010

May-02-2005 Sep-24-2009 Sep-17-2009

145 146 147 148

2006 2006 2006 2006

Jun-05-2006 May-01-2007 Apr-01-2006 Jul-10-2009

149

2006

Jul-10-2009

150

2006

May-01-2006

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Vessels Operating in Low Temperature Environments Lifting Appliances Coating Performance Standard (CPS) Means of Access to Tanks and Holds for Inspection Mobile Offshore Units Operating on Norwegian Continental Shelf, N-Notation Hull Inspection and Maintenance Program Hull Survey for New Construction Green Passport (GP) Surveys During Construction of Membrane Tank LNG Carriers Mobile Offshore Units Comfort - Yacht (COMF(Y)) and Comfort Plus - Yacht (COMF+(Y)) Crew Habitability on Workboats ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 Application of Higher-Strength Hull Structural Thick Steel Plates in Container Carriers Compliance with the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 Title 3 Requirements

2010

Aug-05-2010

152 153 154

2007 2009 2007

Nov-16-2009 Jul-01-2010 Feb-09-2009

155

2007

Feb-25-2009

156 157 158 159

2007 2007 2008 2008

Mar-30-2007 Sep-02-2010 May-23-2008 Dec-15-2009

160 162

2008 2008

Apr-27-2010 Jan-05-2009

163 164 165

2008 2009 2009

Jan-06-2009 Oct-13-2010 Apr-06-2010

166

2009

Oct-13-2010

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Environmental Protection Notation for Offshore Units, Floating Installations, and Liftboats Well Test Systems Floating Offshore Liquefied Gas Terminals Rapid Response Damage Assessment Ballast Water Exchange US Rule Supplements (ACP - Alternate Compliance Program) SafeHull Condition Assessment Garbage Management Manual

2010

Mar-04-2010

168 169 170 171

2010 2010 2010 2010 2009

Mar-04-2010 Sep-02-2010 Jul-01-2010 Jul-28-2010 Aug-16-2010

1994 2005

Feb-01-2005 Sep-01-2005

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