Billy Pugh Co. is an ABS Type Approved manufacturer.  In the case of our life floats, we do not charge any additional fees for ABS as they are included in the price and a third party certification is required by USCG. 

In terms of personnel transfer devices, we do charge an additional fee for ABS to offset our costs associated with this service.  ABS is not required in all parts of the world for personnel transfer devices so we only charge those companies that choose this option the additional fees. 

Our four person X-904 is the only X-904 series that is covered under the Type Approval program.  The X-800 series personnel nets covered are listed in the link provided below. 

Statement of Fact:  In the event that ABS certification is required for one of our products not covered by Type Approval, ABS also offers us a “Statement of Fact” certificate where the local ABS surveyor comes to our factory and provides this certificate.  The cost of this service varies but is useful for those products where ABS is needed but we do not have the volume to justify including it in the Type Approval program.

In the voluntary Type Approval Program, ABS certifies that enrolled manufacturers around the world are capable of consistently producing a product in compliance with product specifications. Each product is tested extensively to verify that it will perform reliably in the marine and offshore environment.

To find out about the ABS Type Approval process click here.

For Billy Pugh Co. Type Approved product listing click here and type in Billy Pugh Co., Corpus Christi under product search.