The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Rules for Building and Classing Underwater Vehicles, Systems and Hyperbaric Facilities, commonly known as the “Underwater Rules”, are the primary ABS Rules for classification of underwater units. These underwater units include manned submersibles, lock-out submersibles, diving systems, atmospheric diving suits, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), and so forth that are used for commercial, scientific, and government applications.
This industry meeting gives an overview of the annual ABS Underwater Rule change proposals and provides further insight into the rationale and basis for each proposed Rule change. Following this overview, the meeting includes a question-answer session and facilitates an open dialogue with the industry on current technical issues. All active designers, fabricators, owners and operators are invited to attend and provide feedback.
