"Scope and Application This Guide is applicable to coatings of dedicated seawater ballast tanks in all type of ships and double-side skin spaces of bulk carriers on ABS-classed vessels. Vessels and marine structures designed@ built@ and coated in full compliance with the International Regulations@ standards@ guidelines@ and recommendations as listed in 1.3 below may be assigned a class notation CPS@ Coating Performance Standard. Compliance with this Guide is mandatory for ABS-classed Common Structural Rules (CSR) vessels contracted for construction between the builder and the owner on or after 8 December 2006. For all other ABSclassed vessels@ the CPS Notation is optional and subject to owner's request. The Guide is based on the criteria contained in the IMO PSPC-SWBT as interpreted by IACS UIs SC223@ SC227 and SC226.2. In applying IACS UI SC223 for ABS-classed vessels@ ""Administration"" is to be read to be ""ABS""."
ABS 153-2013 history
2013ABS 153-2013 GUIDE FOR THE CLASS NOTATION COATING PERFORMANCE STANDARD (CPS)
2009ABS 153-2009 GUIDE FOR THE CLASS NOTATION COATING PERFORMANCE STANDARD (CPS)
2006ABS 153-2006 GUIDE FOR THE CLASS NOTATION COATING PERFORMANCE STANDARD (CPS)