ABS Launches Industry’s First Infectious Disease Mitigation Notation
Notation and New Guidance Launched to Help Marine and Offshore Operators Reduce Transmission of Disease(HOUSTON) How can the physical arrangement of a marine or offshore asset act to mitigate transmission of infectious diseases? In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s an urgent question for global maritime that ABS has addressed with the publication of The ABS Guide for Mitigation of Infectious Disease Transmission On Board Marine and Offshore Assets. And, in an industry first, with the introduction of a new notation indicating compliance with the standards. “Floating assets are