ABS MOU Rules
Rules for Building and Classing Mobile Offshore Units, Part 4 Machinery and Systems
Published by American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
The CFR incorporates ABS MOU Rules by reference, which makes the edition it names part of the regulation. The CFR requires the edition it names, which may not be the newest. To enforce any other edition, the agency must publish the change in the Federal Register.
The edition the CFR requires
ABS MOU Rules, January 2020
As the CFR lists it: “Rules for Building and Classing Mobile Offshore Units, Part 4 Machinery and Systems, January 2020 (“ABS MOU Rules”)”
How to read it
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