GUIDE FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING

MOTOR PLEASURE YACHTS FEBRUARY 2000

NOTICE NO. 5 November 2010
The following Rule Changes were approved by the ABS Classification Committee on 22 July 2010 and become EFFECTIVE AS OF 1 JANUARY 2011.
Notes The date in the parentheses means the date that the Rule becomes effective for new construction based on the contract date for construction. (See 1-1-4/3.3 of the ABS Rules for Conditions of Classification (Part 1).)

SECTION 1

SCOPE AND CONDITIONS OF CLASSIFICATION

(Revise last paragraph of Subsection 1.7 as follows.)

1.7

Submission of Machinery Plans and Data (2011)

(Preceding text remains unchanged.)

Plans to be reviewed by an ABS Technical office should generally be submitted electronically. However, hard copies will also be accepted. A fee may be charged for the review of plans for which there is no contract of classification.

SECTION 20

PUMPS AND PIPING SYSTEMS

20.3

General
(Revise first paragraph of Subparagraph 20.3.1a as follows.)

20.3.1 Plans and Data to be Submitted

a Plans (2011) Before proceeding with the work, plans are to be submitted, showing clearly the arrangement and details of the following. Plans should generally be submitted electronically to ABS. However, hard copies will also be accepted. (Following text remains unchanged.)

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SECTION 21

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
(Revise first paragraph of Subsection 21.3 as follows.)

20.3

Plans and Data (2011)

Plans should generally be submitted electronically to ABS. However, hard copies will also be accepted. Data to be submitted are to include a complete feeder list giving for each feeder and branch circuit, the load, wire size, and voltage drop for the longest run of each size of cable, type of cable, rating or setting of circuit breakers, rating of fuses and switches and interrupting capacity of circuit breakers and fuses. The following drawings/calculations are to be submitted. (Following text remains unchanged.)

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