As more and more flexibility and capability is demanded of increasingly sophisticated OSVs, rules and regulations struggle to keep up with developments coming from industry. That's why class society Bureau Veritas has worked closely with industry to develop guidelines to make towing safer and to set standards for vessels involved in offshore lifting operations. Gijsbert de Jong, offshore service vessel manager, Bureau Veritas, explains, "The towing industry was crying out for harmonised guidelines to help designers build safe and efficient tugs suitable for the range of tasks asked of them today. So after performing several rounds of industry consultation and revision Bureau Veritas released the Safety Guidelines for Design, Construction and Operation of Tugs in June 2014. The tug guidelines were primarily developed with harbour tugs and escort tugs in mind, but certainly also apply to OSVs involved in towing, in particular AHT and AHTS vessels involved in rig moves, relocation of mobile offshore production units and emergency towing operations."
展开▼
机译：随着越来越复杂的OSV需要越来越多的灵活性和功能，规则和法规正努力跟上行业的发展。因此，船级社必维国际检验集团与业界密切合作，制定指导方针，以使牵引更安全，并为参与海上起重作业的船舶设定标准。必维国际检验集团离岸服务船舶经理Gijsbert de Jong解释说：“拖曳行业渴望获得统一的指导方针，以帮助设计人员制造安全，高效的拖船，以适应当今要求的各种任务。因此，在进行了几轮行业考察之后咨询与修订必维国际检验集团于2014年6月发布了《拖船的设计，施工和操作安全指南》。拖船指南的制定主要考虑了港口拖船和护航拖船，但当然也适用于参与牵引的OSV，尤其是AHT和AHTS船只参与了钻机移动，海上移动生产单位的搬迁和紧急拖曳作业。”
展开▼
