IMO SN.1/Circ.289
Guidance on the Use of AIS Application-Specific Messages
Published by International Maritime Organization (IMO)
The CFR incorporates IMO SN.1/Circ.289 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
IMO SN.1/Circ.289, June 2, 2010
As the CFR lists it: “SN.1/Circ.289, Guidance on the Use of AIS Application-Specific Messages, June 2, 2010”
- Listed in 33 CFR 164.03(e)(8); required by33 CFR 164.46
How to read it
- Where to get itIMO Publishing ↗
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