ABS Steel Vessel Rules (≤61 Meters)
Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels Under 61 Meters (200 Feet) in Length
Published by American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
The CFR incorporates ABS Steel Vessel Rules (≤61 Meters) 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 Steel Vessel Rules (≤61 Meters), 1983
As the CFR lists it: “Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels Under 61 Meters (200 Feet) in Length, 1983”
- Listed in 46 CFR 114.600(c)(3); required by46 CFR 116.300 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 125.180(b)(1); required by46 CFR 127.210 ↗
Listed as: “Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels Under 61 Meters (200 Ft) in Length, 1983”
- Listed in 46 CFR 175.600(c)(5); required by46 CFR 177.300 ↗
Listed as: “Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels Under 61 Meters (200 feet) in Length, 1983 (“ABS Steel Vessel Rules (≤61 Meters)”)”
How to read it
- Where to get itABS Rule Manager ↗
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ABS Steel Vessel Rules (≤61 Meters) is copyrighted by its publisher; RegKnot shows its title and the editions the CFR names, not its text. Read from the eCFR's incorporation-by-reference sections, current as of October 26, 2026. The regulation text governs. All standards the CFR requires.