(HOUSTON) — ABS, a leading provider of classification and technical services to the marine and offshore industries, announces the publication of the ABS Guide for Building and Classing Subchapter M Towing Vessels. The guide helps domestic owners comply with new U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) requirements governing towing vessels that operate in U.S. inland waterways.
The new guide addresses requirements for lifesaving appliances, fire protection, machinery, piping, electrical, structure and stability/load line. It also provides additional, supplemental and alternative requirements to the ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels for Service on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways (River Rules) based on a comparison to 46 CFR Subchapter M for towing vessels that fall under these definitions.
Download the ABS Guide for Building and Classing Subchapter M Towing Vessels at www.eagle.org.
