Requirements for Methanol and Ethanol Fueled Vessels - American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) [2025, PDF]

Requirements for Methanol and Ethanol Fueled Vessels

Year: 2025
Language: English
Author: American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
Genre: Guide, Textbook
Edition: February 2025
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 83
Description: This document provides requirements for the design, construction, and survey of vessels using methanol or ethanol as fuel for propulsion and auxiliary systems and incorporates IMO’s MSC.1/Circ.1621.
This document provides Classification criteria for the arrangements, construction, installation and survey of machinery, equipment and systems for vessels operating with methanol or ethanol as fuel in order to minimize risks to the vessel, crew and environment.
Text in italics comes from MSC.1/Circ.1621, the Interim Guidelines for the Safety of Ships Using Methyl/Ethyl Alcohol as Fuel. Operational, training or national requirements are shown in italics and are not required for Classification and are shown for information only.