| Chair: | Michael Bahtiarian, Noise Control Eng | mikeb@noise-control.com | 978-670-5339 | |
| Vice Chair: | Dr. David Vendittis | dvendittis@aol.com | 561-347-8338 |
| This website is intended for both committee members and interested parties to learn activities of the Working Group 47 (WG-47) which has been organized to develop a commercial standard for the measurement of underwater noise from ships. Information related to this effort is provided herein including a mission statement, committee list, press release, meeting minutes and drafts of the standard. If you have any specific questions comments or concerns please contact the chair or vice chair above. |
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As of March 27, 2009, the end product of Working Group-47 (the
underwater noise standard) has become officially the draft standard,
BSR/ASA S12.64-200x "Quantities and Procedures for the Description and
Measurement of Underwater Sound from Ships - Part 1: General
Requirements". It has been submitted to Accredited Standards Committee
S12, Noise, for approval as an American National Standard. The S12
voting period begins March 27th and closes on May 8, 2009. The ANSI
public comment period also opens March 27th and closes May 11, 2009. A
copy of the version of the draft standard is provided in the section
below, which will also include other information regarding the
standard's review process (i.e. comments, voting results, etc.) as they
become available.
It is important to note, as with the standards and drafts published by ISO and ASTM and other standards developers, these documents are copyrighted. Copies of the standard that went out for comment is password protected like other sections of this standard. Copies are only available to committee members. We I must ask everyone that downloads a copy, that you not to duplicate or circulate it. Also, all the usual disclaimers apply - this is a draft and is subject to change. It may not be referred to as an American National Standard. |
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