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... 144 APPENDIX I OTHER AVAILABLE STANDARDS Flag and Regional Standards In Europe, there have been some efforts to harmonize and mutually recognize different standards, as the different national waterways are sufficiently connected to allow significant international trade. Some of these standards could be good references for the U.S.
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... 145 Type A and B vessels typically depend on the vessel's length. For Type C vessels, these parameters are prescribed regardless of length.
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... 146 C) , and others (Type N)
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... 147 that UNECE gathers all European countries (unlike the EU) and proposes some interesting blends of different rules.
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... 148 USCG 171.070–171.073 require one compartment subdivision for vessels > 100 gross registered tons (GRT) or length (L)
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... 149 height is to be sufficient to withstand wind pressure and passenger heeling moments according to the given formulas. Smaller vessels with a lower number of passengers do not need to apply the wind heel requirement.
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... 150  It is noted that in all of the reviewed ES-TRIN and class stability requirements for inland waterway vessels, the intact stability standards do not consider severe wind and wave criteria in the 2008 IS Code, which is applicable to vessels in ocean service.  All damage stability standards for inland vessels are deterministic and not probabilistic.
From page 151...
... 151 Table I-1 Comparison of 46 CFR to Other Stability Standards Topic USCG 46 CFR Chapter I ABS Bureau Veritas DNV-GL Class NK ES-TRIN Size Limits T Boat: <100 GRT; no. of pass >6 and <150 Vessel <100 GRT; <20 m (65 ft)
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... 152 Table I-1 Comparison of 46 CFR to Other Stability Standards (continued) Topic USCG 46 CFR Chapter I ABS Bureau Veritas DNV-GL Class NK ES-TRIN Subdivision (Passenger Vessel)
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... 153 Industry Standards  ISO 12217-1:2015–Small craft -- Stability and buoyancy assessment and categorization, Part 1: Nonsailing boats of hull length greater than or equal to 6 m.  ISO 12217-2:2015 -- small sailing vessels.
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... 154 Constructing Tension Leg Platforms (API, 2010)

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