RULES FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING STEEL BARGES FOR OFFSHORE SERVICE

Rules for the construction and classification of steel barges: conditions of classification; general; hull girder strength; shell plating; decks; framing; end construction; watertight bulkheads; tank bulkheads; protection of deck openings, freeing ports, fittings and airpipes; equipment; welding; independent tank barges; cargo venting systems; machinery, electrical and fire extinguishing; rules for testing and surveys: testing; surveys after construction.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Bureau of Shipping

  ABS Plaza, 16855 Northchase Drive
  Houston, TX  United States  77060
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Pagination: 121 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barges; Shipbuilding; Surveying; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Barge classification; Barge construction; Barge design
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057596
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 22 1974 12:00AM