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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 />

SAS<br />

DESCRIPTION<br />

Special Annual Survey (SAS) – This notation is assigned to vessels designed on a unique experimental<br />

basis and/or vessels that may have lesser scantlings than required by <strong>the</strong> current <strong>ABS</strong> Rules/Guides<br />

(e.g. very lightweight high-speed craft). When “Annual Survey” is part <strong>of</strong> a vessel’s Hull<br />

<strong>Class</strong>ification, all <strong>the</strong> requirements <strong>of</strong> Special Periodical Survey – Hull, except for tank testing, are<br />

required each year for <strong>the</strong> first four years <strong>of</strong> each five-year cycle. This survey is referred to as a<br />

Special Annual Survey (SAS). At <strong>the</strong> fifth year, a complete Special Periodical Survey – Hull,<br />

including tank testing, is required.<br />

REFERENCES<br />

7-2-1/1 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Rules for Survey After Construction<br />

REMARKS<br />

<strong>Class</strong> Notation<br />

SAS will be published in <strong>the</strong> category <strong>of</strong> “Additional <strong>Notations</strong>” in <strong>the</strong> Record.

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