Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels Under 90 Meters (295 Feet) in Length

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The CFR incorporates Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels Under 90 Meters (295 Feet) in Length 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

2006, including Supplement to Part 1 (dated January 1, 2008) and Corrigenda Notices 1 to 13 (in effect as of July 1, 2010)

As the CFR lists it: “Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels Under 90 Meters (295 Feet) in Length, 2006, including Supplement to Part 1 (dated January 1, 2008) and Corrigenda Notices 1 to 13 (in effect as of July 1, 2010)”

Listed in 46 CFR 136.112(c)(2); required by46 CFR 143.515 46 CFR 143.540 46 CFR 143.545 46 CFR 143.550 46 CFR 143.555 46 CFR 143.580 46 CFR 143.600 46 CFR 144.205

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