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Scope and Application (1 May 2018)

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 Marine Vessels (Marine Vessel Rules), the ABS Guide for Building and Classing Liquefied Gas Carriers with Independent Tanks (LGC Guide), 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 Marine Vessel Rules, the LGC Guide, or the Barge Rules, as applicable, and the requirements of this Guide to receive the notations listed in Subsection 1/3.

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