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    ABS RRDA Validation Instructions

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    This document provides instructions for validating enrollment in ABS's Rapid Response Damage Assessment (RRDA) program. It outlines two methods to confirm if a vessel is enrolled: 1) examining the ABS class certificate for an "RRDA" notation or 2) searching the ABS Record online database. The RRDA program complies with international regulations requiring prompt access to computerized damage stability calculations to assess risks after an incident.

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    This document provides instructions for validating enrollment in ABS's Rapid Response Damage Assessment (RRDA) program. It outlines two methods to confirm if a vessel is enrolled: 1) examining the ABS class certificate for an "RRDA" notation or 2) searching the ABS Record online database. The RRDA program complies with international regulations requiring prompt access to computerized damage stability calculations to assess risks after an incident.

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    This document provides instructions for validating enrollment in ABS's Rapid Response Damage Assessment (RRDA) program. It outlines two methods to confirm if a vessel is enrolled: 1) examining the ABS class certificate for an "RRDA" notation or 2) searching the ABS Record online database. The RRDA program complies with international regulations requiring prompt access to computerized damage stability calculations to assess risks after an incident.

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    ABS Rapid Response Damage Assessment Program (RRDA)

    Instructions for Validating Enrollment Status.

    This instruction applies to vessels that are ABS classed only.

    (Vessel that are not classed with ABS, will be provided an RRDA Certificate valid for
    12 months)

    This instruction is intended to ensure that Masters, vessel managers and other parties
    (Port State Control Officers, Vetting Inspectors, etc.), can easily validate whether a
    vessel is enrolled in the ABS RRDA Program.

    There are two means to confirm if a ship is enrolled in RRDA.


    1. Examination of the ABS Class Certificate.
    The vessel is enrolled in the RRDA program if the Class Certificate shows “RRDA” in
    the Additional Notations.
    For example:

    2. Details provided in the ABS Record are available via the internet and provide
    reference to the RRDA notation as follows:
    https://ww2.eagle.org/ > Rules and Resources > ABS Record, Online Database >
    Search the Database > Enter vessel name or other search criteria > Scroll to
    Additional Notations.
    For example:

    Further details about the RRDA service is provided in user manuals. User Manuals are
    available at:

    Rapid Response Damage Assessment Program•1701City Plaza Drive, Spring, TX 77389 USA
    Tel: 281 877 6000• Email: [email protected]• Visit: https://ww2.eagle.org
    https://ww2.eagle.org > Products and Services > Rapid Response Damage
    Assessment.

    The ABS RRDA Program complies with the following regulations and industry
    guidelines:

    • MARPOL Regulation 1/37(4), as circulated by resolution MEPC 117(52). All oil


    tankers of 5,000 tonnes deadweight or more shall have prompt access to
    computerized shore-based damage stability and residual structural strength
    calculation programs.
    • MARPOL 73/78 Annex I, Regulation 37 requires a shipboard oil pollution
    emergency plan (SOPEP) for all tankers of 150 gross tons or more and all other
    vessels of 400 gross tons or more.
    • US Coast Guard requirements of OPA 90 in 33 CFR 155.240 for oil tankers and
    offshore oil barges, in which owners are required to have “prearranged,
    prompt access to computerized shore-based damage stability and residual
    structural strength calculations.”
    • The ISM Code, Section 8, requires the company to establish procedures to
    respond to potential emergency shipboard situations, including the use of drills
    and exercises to prepare for emergencies.
    • OCIMF Guidelines on Capabilities of Emergency Response Providers.
    • IACS Rec. No. 145 Recommendation for the Operation of Shore-Based
    Emergency Response Services.

    Please connect with RRDA, if additional clarification is required.

    Robert Hanraads
    Manager
    ABS RRDA Program

    Rapid Response Damage Assessment Program•1701City Plaza Drive, Spring, TX 77389 USA
    Tel: 281 877 6000• Email: [email protected]• Visit: https://ww2.eagle.org

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