BS MA 105-1:1987 pdf free download.Series 3 shipborne barges Part 1: Specification for main dimensions [ISO title: Shipbuilding — Shipborne barges series 3— Main dirnensions].
1 Scope and field of application
BS MA 105-1 lays down the main dimensions and the dimensions of the principal constructional elements of shipborne barges, series 3.
2 Definition
shipborne barge, series 3
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 3, shall be in accordance with Table 1.
The stationary equipment installed on the deck at fore and aft ends in all places shall nowhere project beyond the overall height.
4 Adjusting and securing components
The adjusting and securing components include:
a) bottom positioning angles;
b) tie-down fittings for securing barges on the upper deck of a barge carrier;
c) points of contact of securing devices (jacks) on the tween deck of a carrier.
The arrangements are given in Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3.
5 Tolerances
Table 2 specifies the tolerances for those dimensions which determine the interchangeability of the barges with respect to their handling aboard a barge carrier.