Ship to Ship Transfer Guide (Petroleum)
Published by Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF)
The CFR incorporates Ship to Ship Transfer Guide (Petroleum) 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.
Fourth Edition, 2005
As the CFR lists it: “Ship to Ship Transfer Guide (Petroleum), Fourth Edition, 2005”
- Listed in 33 CFR 155.140(f)(2); required by33 CFR 155.5035
Second Edition, 1988
As the CFR lists it: “Ship to Ship Transfer Guide (Petroleum), Second Edition, 1988”
- Listed in 33 CFR 155.140(f)(1); required by33 CFR 155.1035
How to read it
- Where to get itOCIMF publications ↗
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