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Å<strong>ABS</strong> <strong>Notations</strong> and Symbols – 3 November 2003 (Updated on 25 January 2007)<br />
Common <strong>Notations</strong> and Symbols<br />
NOTATION<br />
ES<br />
ES2020<br />
DESCRIPTION<br />
Environmental Safety (ES) – This notation is assigned to a vessel complying with <strong>the</strong> requirements<br />
specified in <strong>the</strong> <strong>ABS</strong> Guide for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Class</strong> Notation Environmental Safety (ES). Vessels in full compliance<br />
with <strong>the</strong> subject requirements are assigned <strong>the</strong> ES notation in recognition <strong>of</strong> environmental<br />
considerations incorporated into <strong>the</strong> design and operation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> vessel.<br />
ES2020 – This notation will be assigned for a refrigeration system where <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> refrigerant gases<br />
exceeds GWP <strong>of</strong> 2000, provided all o<strong>the</strong>r conditions as required in <strong>the</strong> <strong>ABS</strong> Guide for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Class</strong><br />
Notation Environmental Safety (ES) for ES notation are met. This signifies <strong>the</strong> owner’s commitment<br />
to replace <strong>the</strong> existing refrigerant with one having GWP less than 2000, by <strong>the</strong> year 2020.<br />
REFERENCES<br />
1.1 and 1.3 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Guide for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Class</strong> Notation Environmental Safety (ES)<br />
15.5.2 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Guide for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Class</strong> Notation Environmental Safety (ES) – Notice No 1 – April 2003<br />
This notation will be applicable all types <strong>of</strong> vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling Units and <strong>of</strong>fshore installations<br />
REMARKS<br />
<strong>ABS</strong> Optional <strong>Notations</strong><br />
ES or ES2020 will be published in <strong>the</strong> category <strong>of</strong> “Additional <strong>Notations</strong>” in <strong>the</strong> Record.