CG-ENG POLICY LETTERS


  • 02-24 (May 2024) Guidance on Commandant Approval of Lightering and Ship to Ship Transfer Operations Involving Hazardous Materials other than Oil
  • 01-24 (April 2024) Guidance Regarding Devices that Alter Maneuvering Characteristics of Ships to Ensure Safe Operation in Waters of the United States
  • 03-23 (November 2023) Guidance for the U.S. Implementation of the Code for the Transport and Handling of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk on Offshore Support Vessels - OSV Chemical Code
  • 02-23 (August 2023) USCG Acceptance of IMO Guidelines for Hydrostatic Testing of CO2 Cylinders Associated with Fixed Gas Fire Extinguishing Systems
  • 01-23 (March 2023) Design Basis Agreement Submission Guidance
  • 03-21 (August 2021) Acceptance of HSAC RP 161, New Build Helideck Design Guidelines
  • 02-21 (August 2021) Adoption of ANSI/CAN/UL 12402-4 Personal Flotation Devices - Lifejackets, Performance Level 100
  • 01-21 (April 2021) Pilot Ladders, Embarkations Ladders, and Pilot Transfer Arrangements
  • 01-20 (June 2020) Third Party Foam Concentrate Analysis
  • 03-19 (December 2019) Accepted Distress Signal Devices for Ocean Going Vessels
  • 02-19 (October 2019) Design Guidance for Lithium-Ion Battery Installations Onboard Commercial Vessels
  • 01-19 (May 2019) Equivalency Determination - Fire Pumps for Subchapter C and Subchapter M Towing Vessels
  • 03-18 Adoption of RTCM Standard 13200.0 for Electronic Visual Distress Signal Devices (eVDSDs)
  • 02-18 Adoption of ANSI/CAN/UL 12402-5 and 12402-9
  • 01-18 Equivalency Determination-FRP Gratings Conforming to ASTM F3059
  • 02-16 Clarification and Guidance for Implementation of Marine Vapor Control Systems (VCS); Exemption and Certification, Detonation Arrestors, and Anti-Flashback Burners
  • 01-16 Portable Accommodation Module (PAM) Guidance
  • 03-15 Acceptance of CAP 437, Standards for Offshore Helicopter Landing Areas
  • 02-15 Design Standards for U.S. Barges Intending to Carry Liquefied Natural Gas in Bulk
  • 01-15 Interim Guidance for Regulated Facilities for the Review and Approval of Mobile Vapor Control Systems
  • 02-14 Approval of Equivalencies to the Requirements for Odorizing Units on Fixed Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguishing Systems
  • 01-14 Lifeboat Release Mechanisms: Policy on Implementing of New SOLAS Regulation III/1.5 and IMO Circular MSC.1/CIRC.1392
  • 01-13 Alternate Design and Equipment Standard for Floating Offshore Installations (FOI) and Floating Productions, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) Units on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
  • 05-12 Implementation of Additional Personnel Safety Requirements for Carbon Dioxide Fire Suppression Systems
  • 04-12 Alternate Relief Valve Settings on Vessels Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk in Independent Type B and Type C Tanks
  • 03-12 CH-1 Implementation of IMO Resolution A.673(16), Guidelines for the Transport and Handling of Limited Amounts of Hazardous and Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk on Offshore Support Vessels, For New and Existing U.S. Offshore Supply Vessels
  • 03-12 Implementation of IMO Resolution A.673(16), Guidelines for the Transport and Handling of Limited Amounts of Hazardous and Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk on Offshore Support Vessels, For New and Existing U.S. Offshore Supply Vessels
  • 02-12 CH-1 Acceptance of the 2009 MODU Code (March 2019)
  • 01-12 CH-1 (July 2017) Design Criteria for Natural Gas Fuel Systems
  • 01-12 (April 2012) Equivalency Determination- Design Criteria for Natural Gas Fuel Systems