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 />
Offshore Services<br />
NOTATION<br />
Â<br />
Ã<br />
DESCRIPTION<br />
 – This symbol signifies that <strong>the</strong> anchor, chains or wire rope, which have been specified by <strong>the</strong><br />
Owner for position mooring, have been tested in accordance with <strong>the</strong> specifications <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Owner and<br />
in <strong>the</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> a Surveyor. It is applicable to ship type displacement hull designed for <strong>of</strong>fshore<br />
operation as well as to multiple hull design. The symbol  is placed after <strong>the</strong> classification notation<br />
À A1.<br />
à – This symbol signifies that that <strong>the</strong> anchor, chains or wire rope satisfy <strong>the</strong> <strong>ABS</strong> Rules for Building<br />
and <strong>Class</strong>ing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units for position mooring, as outlined in Appendix 3-5-A1. It<br />
is applicable to ship type displacement hull designed for <strong>of</strong>fshore operation as well as to multiple hull<br />
design. The symbol à is placed after <strong>the</strong> classification notation À A1.<br />
REFERENCES<br />
1-1-3/11, 3-5-1/5 and 5-5-1/7 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Rules for Building and <strong>Class</strong>ing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units<br />
REMARKS<br />
<strong>Class</strong> Notation<br />
Example – À A1 Column Stabilized Drilling Unit, Â… and<br />
À A1 Column Stabilized Drilling Unit, Ã…