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Scope and Application

This Guide has been developed to provide guidance for the design, construction, and survey of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) vessels utilizing regasification systems. The Guide focuses on systems and arrangements provided for the safe delivery of natural gas by means of regasification systems. The Guide applies to LNG vessel types that fall under the scope of the IGC Code and associated ABS requirements for Vessels Intended to Carry Liquefied Gases in Bulk under Part 5C, Chapter 8 of the ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels (Steel Vessel Rules) or the ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel Barges (Barge Rules).

In general, vessels are to comply with the requirements contained in the ABS requirements for Vessels Intended to Carry Liquefied Gases in Bulk under Part 5C, Chapter 8 of the Steel Vessel Rules or the Barge Rules, as applicable, and the requirements of this Guide to receive the notations listed in Section 1/3.

This Guide applies to both new construction and existing vessel conversions, regardless of size, utilizing regasification systems.