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  • ABS 0162 : 2014

    Current The latest, up-to-date edition.

    GUIDE FOR COMFORT ON YACHTS

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    Published date:  12-01-2013

    Publisher:  American Bureau of Shipping

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    SECTION 1 - General
    1 Introduction
    3 Application
    5 Scope
    7 Terminology
    9 Notation
    11 Process for Obtaining a Notation
    13 Surveys after Construction
    15 Alternatives
    SECTION 2 - Whole-body Vibration
    1 Background
    3 Scope
    5 Terminology
    7 Associated Documentation
    9 Criteria
    11 Test Plan
    13 Test Requirements
    15 Test Report
    17 Results
    SECTION 3 - Noise
    1 Background
    3 Scope
    5 Terminology
    7 Associated Documentation
    9 Criteria
    11 Test Plan
    13 Test Requirements
    15 Test Report
    17 Results
    APPENDIX 1 - References
    APPENDIX 2 - Acronyms and Abbreviations
    APPENDIX 3 - Associated Documentation

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    Establishes guidance for measuring the comfort of owners and their guests while occupying cabins, dining spaces, lounges, cocktail bars and other owner and guest spaces on board. The assessment criteria and measurement methodology outlined in this Guide can lead to obtaining ABS Comfort notations for yachts.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher American Bureau of Shipping
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 6841:1987 Guide to measurement and evaluation of human exposure to whole-body mechanical vibration and repeated shock
    IMO I817 : 2014 CODE ON NOISE LEVELS ON BOARD SHIPS
    ISO 6954:2000 Mechanical vibration Guidelines for the measurement, reporting and evaluation of vibration with regard to habitability on passenger and merchant ships
    ISO 2631-2:2003 Mechanical vibration and shock — Evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration — Part 2: Vibration in buildings (1 Hz to 80 Hz)
    ISO 8041:2005 Human response to vibration Measuring instrumentation
    ISO 5348:1998 Mechanical vibration and shock Mechanical mounting of accelerometers
    ISO 20283-2:2008 Mechanical vibration — Measurement of vibration on ships — Part 2: Measurement of structural vibration
    IEC 60804:2000 Integrating-averaging sound level meters
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