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 />
Bulk Carriers<br />
NOTATION<br />
PMA+<br />
DESCRIPTION<br />
This optional notation is assigned to Bulk Carriers <strong>of</strong> 20,000 gross tonnage and over constructed on or after<br />
1 January 2006 to signify that <strong>the</strong> vessel’s means <strong>of</strong> access meets IMO Resolutions MSC.151(78) –<br />
“Adoption <strong>of</strong> Amendments to <strong>the</strong> International Convention for <strong>the</strong> Safety Of Life At Sea, 1974” and<br />
MSC.158(78) – “Adoption <strong>of</strong> Amendments to <strong>the</strong> Technical Provisions for Means <strong>of</strong> Access for<br />
Inspections”, and <strong>the</strong> associated IACS Unified Interpretation (UI) SC 191 for <strong>the</strong> application <strong>of</strong><br />
amended SOLAS regulation II-1/3-6 (resolution MSC.151 (78)) and revised Technical provisions for<br />
means <strong>of</strong> access for inspections (resolution MSC.158 (78)), plus additional ergonomic considerations.<br />
REFERENCES<br />
Subsection 1/4 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Guide for Means <strong>of</strong> Access to Tanks and Holds for Inspection<br />
REMARKS<br />
<strong>ABS</strong> Optional Notation<br />
Example – À A1, Bulk Carrier, BC-B (maximum cargo density: 1.7 tonnes/m 3 ), (no MP), Á,<br />
À AMS, À ACCU, SH, SHCM, PMA+…
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