scope:

Foreword: The main purpose of this Guide is to supplement the Rules and the other design and analysis criteria that ABS has issued for the Classification of some types of offshore structures. The specific Rules and other Classification criteria that are being supplemented by this Guide include the latest versions of the following documents:

• Rules for Building and Classing Offshore Installations

• Rules for Building and Classing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units

• Rules for Building and Classing Single Point Moorings

• Guide for Building and Classing Floating Production Installations (FPI)

(however, the fatigue assessment of Ship-Type Floating Installations should be treated in accordance with the FPI Guide, and not this Guide)

While some of the criteria contained herein may be applicable to ship structure, it is not intended that this Guide be used in the Classification of a ship.