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Scope and Application

Application of this Guide is optional. However, compliance with requirements of the Guide is compulsory when seeking the optional LNG Bunkering notation, see 1/7.1. This Guide has been developed to outline the requirements for the design, construction, and survey of liquefied gas carriers and barges fitted with dedicated LNG transfer arrangements and intended to operate in regular LNG bunkering service. This Guide is focused on the requirements for bunkering of LNG, the remainder of the vessel is to comply with the applicable edition of the ABS Rules.

Users of this Guide are advised that the process of bunkering LNG involves a number of interested parties, including a vessel's flag Administration, national regulatory bodies and port authorities. Therefore proposals are subject to review and approval by the applicable authorities with respect to installed safety equipment, operational practices, crew training, bunkering safety distances, simultaneous operations, etc. Accordingly ship designers, shipyards, ship owners/operators and other interested stakeholders are encouraged to determine the full applicable requirements and obtain the necessary approvals as early as possible in any LNG bunkering new construction or conversion project.