U.S. Supplement to ABS Rules for Steel Vessels for Vessels on International Voyages
Published by American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
The CFR incorporates U.S. Supplement to ABS Rules for Steel Vessels for Vessels on International Voyages 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.
1 August 1997
As the CFR lists it: “U.S. Supplement to ABS Rules for Steel Vessels for Vessels on International Voyages, 1 August 1997”
21 October 1996
As the CFR lists it: “U. S. Supplement to ABS Rules for Steel Vessels for Vessels on International Voyages, 21 October 1996”
How to read it
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