The ABS Underwater Rules

摘要

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.