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RULES FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING UNDERWATER VEHICLES, SYSTEMS AND HYPERBARIC FACILITIES 2016
| Organization: | ABS |
| Publication Date: | 1 January 2016 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 213 |
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Foreword
The 2016 edition of the Rules for Building and Classing Underwater Vehicles, Systems and Hyperbaric Facilities incorporates all Rule Changes and Corrigenda items since 2015. Requirements for ambient pressure submersibles have been added.
• Sections 1 through 10 provide the general requirements that are applicable to all categories of underwater vehicles, systems and hyperbaric facilities.
• Section 11 provides the specific requirements that are applicable to manned submersibles.
• Section 12 provides the specific requirements that are applicable to lock-out submersibles.
• Section 13 provides the specific requirements that are applicable to ambient pressure submersibles.
• Section 14 provides the specific requirements that are applicable to diving systems.
• Section 15 provides the specific requirements that are applicable to atmospheric diving suits.
• Section 16 provides the specific requirements that are applicable to remotely operated vehicles.
• Section 17 provides the specific requirements that are applicable to autonomous underwater vehicles.
• Section 18 provides the specific requirements that are applicable to handling systems.
• Section 19 provides the specific requirements that are applicable to dive control stations.
• Section 20 provides the requirements for surveys after construction.
• Appendix 1 provides relevant excerpts from IMO Res. A.831 (19) Code of Safety for Diving Systems regarding diving bell emergency locating devices
The effective date of each technical change is shown in parentheses at the end of the subsection/paragraph
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