Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels for Service on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways
Published by American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
The CFR incorporates Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels for Service on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways 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 2 editions the CFR requires
Different parts name different editions; each applies where its part says so. Newest first.
2007
As the CFR lists it: “Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels for Service on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways, 2007”
- Listed in 46 CFR 136.112(c)(1); required by46 CFR 143.51546 CFR 143.54046 CFR 143.55046 CFR 143.58046 CFR 144.205
1995
As the CFR lists it: “Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels for Service on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways, 1995”
- Listed in 46 CFR 114.600(c)(4); required by46 CFR 116.300 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 175.600(c)(6); required by46 CFR 177.300 ↗
Listed as: “Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels for Service on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways, 1995 (“ABS Steel Vessel Rules (Rivers/Intracoastal)”)”
How to read it
- Where to get itABS Rule Manager ↗
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