American Bureau of Shipping

RULES FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING FACILITIES ON OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
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Annotation

The requirements in the Rules are applicable to hydrocarbon production and/or processing facilities located on floating or fixed offshore installations, and apply to the following systems and associated equipment:

• Hydrocarbon Production

• Hydrocarbon Processing

• Process Support

• Process Control

• Marine Support

• Electrical

• Instrumentation and Control

• Fire Protection and Personnel Safety

The following ABS Rules and Guide, latest edition, are applicable as referenced therein for systems or services other than for the hydrocarbon production and processing facilities.

i) FPI Rules ABS Rules for Building and Classing Floating Production Installations

ii) Offshore Installations Rules ABS Rules for Building and Classing Offshore Installations

iii) Steel Vessel Rules ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels

iv) MODU Rules ABS Rules for Building and Classing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units

Appropriate flag state and port state authorities are to be consulted for their specific requirements.

• Chapter 2 provides definitions, references, abbreviations and acronyms associated with these Rules.