ISGOTT
International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals
Published by Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF)
The CFR incorporates ISGOTT 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 3 editions the CFR requires
Different parts name different editions; each applies where its part says so. Newest first.
ISGOTT, Fifth Ed., 2006
As the CFR lists it: “International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals, Fifth Ed., 2006 (“ISGOTT”)”
ISGOTT, Fifth Edition, 2006
As the CFR lists it: “International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals, Fifth Edition, 2006 (“ISGOTT”)”
- Listed in 46 CFR 39.1005(j)(1); required by46 CFR 39.3001 ↗46 CFR 39.5001 ↗46 CFR 39.6001 ↗46 CFR 39.6005 ↗
ISGOTT, Fourth Edition, Chapters 6, 7, and 10, 1996
As the CFR lists it: “International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals, Fourth Edition, Chapters 6, 7, and 10, 1996”
- Listed in 33 CFR 157.02(c)(1); required by33 CFR 157.435 ↗
How to read it
- Where to get itOCIMF publications ↗
A free or purchased copy may not be the edition the CFR names; check it against the edition above. Every incorporated standard can also be inspected at the National Archives (NARA) and at the agency named in the section that lists it.
ISGOTT 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.