ABS Class Notations Table - Towmasters: the Master of Towing ...
ABS Class Notations Table - Towmasters: the Master of Towing ...
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Å<strong>ABS</strong> <strong>Notations</strong> and Symbols – 3 November 2003 (Updated on 25 January 2007)<br />
Steel Vessels < 90 m (295 ft)<br />
NOTATION<br />
<strong>Towing</strong> Vessel Great Lakes Service, DM<br />
<strong>Towing</strong> Vessel Great Lakes Service, PM<br />
DESCRIPTION<br />
Integrated Tug-Barge (ITB) – <strong>Towing</strong> Vessel – Dual Mode (Articulated Connection)<br />
The tug will be classed and distinguished in <strong>the</strong> Record by <strong>the</strong> notation <strong>Towing</strong> Vessel Great<br />
Lakes Service, DM, which is in full compliance with <strong>the</strong> requirements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Part 5, Chapter 8 <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>ABS</strong> Rules for Building and <strong>Class</strong>ing Steel Vessels Under 90 meters (295 feet) in Length, and<br />
signifies that <strong>the</strong> vessel has <strong>the</strong> Dual Mode (DM) capabilities, pushing <strong>the</strong> barge in an Integrated Tug-<br />
Barge (ITB) mode and towing <strong>the</strong> barge by hawser in a separate mode.<br />
Barge<br />
The barge will be classed and distinguished in <strong>the</strong> Record by <strong>the</strong> symbols and notations in accordance<br />
with 1-1-3/3 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>ABS</strong> Rules for Building and <strong>Class</strong>ing Steel Barges followed by <strong>the</strong><br />
geographical/operational limitation, Great Lakes Service, DM.<br />
Integrated <strong>Towing</strong> Vessel – Pushing Mode (Rigid Connection)<br />
The tug will be classed and distinguished in <strong>the</strong> Record by <strong>the</strong> notation <strong>Towing</strong> Vessel Great<br />
Lakes Service, PM. This class notation will be assigned to a tug which does not meet <strong>the</strong><br />
requirements for intact stability during tow as specified in <strong>the</strong> Part 5, Chapter 8, Section 2 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>ABS</strong><br />
Rules for Building and <strong>Class</strong>ing Steel Vessels Under 90 meters (295 feet) in Length, but does meet <strong>the</strong><br />
requirements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> rest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> above Rules, and is intended to operate in a Pushing Mode (PM) only<br />
and remain fixed to <strong>the</strong> barge throughout <strong>the</strong> voyage under all wea<strong>the</strong>r conditions.<br />
Barge<br />
The barge will be classed and distinguished in <strong>the</strong> Record by <strong>the</strong> symbols and designations in<br />
accordance with 1-1-3/3 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>ABS</strong> Rules for Building and <strong>Class</strong>ing Steel Barges followed by <strong>the</strong><br />
geographical/operational limitation, Great Lakes Service, PM.<br />
REFERENCES<br />
1.1.1 and 1.1.3 (DM) and 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 (PM) <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Guide for Building and <strong>Class</strong>ing Integrated Tug-Barge (ITB)<br />
Combinations to Operate on <strong>the</strong> Great Lakes<br />
REMARKS<br />
<strong>Class</strong> Notation<br />
Example – À A1 <strong>Towing</strong> Vessel Great Lakes Service, DM, À AMS…<br />
À A1 <strong>Towing</strong> Vessel Great Lakes Service, PM, À AMS…
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