BS MA 99-1:1985 download free.Series 4 shipborne barges Part 1: Specification for main dimensions [ISO title: Shipbuilding — Shipborne barges. series 4— Main dimensions].
1 Scope and field of application
BS MA 99-1 lays down the main dimensions and the dimensions of the principal constructional elements of shipborne barges, series 4.
2 Definition
shipborne barge, series 4
barge handled aboard a barge carrier by an elevator or by a system based on the floating-dock principle
3 Barge dimensions
The main dimensions of barges, series 4. shall be in accordance with Table 1.
4 Dimensions of principal constructional elements
The dimensions of the principal constructional elements are specified in Table 2.
5 Tolerances
Table 3 specifies the tolerances for those dimensions which determine the interchangeability of the barges with respect to their handling aboard a barge carrier.