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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 CO
2
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