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Pub#	Title	Comments	Last Update
Rules and Guides Downloads Archive
(Updates for publications other than those currently available)
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2006	2006 Edition	Nov-09-2006
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2005	2005 Edition	Oct-28-2005
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2004	(For January 2004 edition, click here)	Nov-01-2004
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2004 (January Edition)	January 2004 edition	Jan-01-2004
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2003		Dec-01-2003
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2002		Jul-01-2002
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2001		Aug-01-2001
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2000		Nov-01-2000
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2007	Effective January 2007	Dec-19-2007
4	Steel Vessels for Service on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways	1997 Edition	Nov-09-2006
5	Steel Vessels Under 90 Meters (295 Feet) in Length	(2001)	Oct-28-2005
5	Steel Vessels Under 90 Meters (295 Feet) in Length	1997 edition	Jan-01-2001
6	Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (2006)	2006 - See archive for previous versions	Dec-19-2007
6	Mobile Offshore Drilling Units 2001		Oct-28-2005
6	Mobile Offshore Drilling Units 1997	1997 edition	Jan-01-2001
7	Underwater Vehicles, Systems and Hyperbaric Facilities	1990 edition	Jan-01-2002
10	Guide for Building and Classing Steel Barges	1991 edition	Sep-01-2002
16	Construction of Shipboard Elevators	Replaced by pub 152	Jan-01-1993
22	Requirements for Materials and Welding 2003 Aluminum and Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP)	(2003)	Aug-01-2004
25	Certification of Self-Unloading Cargo Gear on Great Lakes Vessels	Replaced by pub 152	Jan-01-1991
26	Certification of the Construction and Survey of Cargo Gear on Merchant Vessels	Replaced by pub 152	Jan-01-1975
42	Lay-Up and for Reactivation of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units	Superseded by Appendix 6-2-A1 of the 2008 Modu Rules	Jan-01-1986
44	Certification of Cranes	Replaced by pub 152	Nov-01-1993
49	Application and Maintenance of Marine Coating Systems		Feb-01-2003
55	Fishing Vessels	Obsolete: no RCN nor effective date.	Jan-01-2001
57	Certification of Drilling Systems	2004 Edition with updates	Feb-27-2006
57	Certification of Drilling Systems	2004 Edition	Jan-01-2004
60	Cargo Vapor Emission Control Systems on Board Tank Vessels		Jan-01-2001
61	High Speed Craft	1997 edition	Jan-01-2001
64	Subsea Pipeline Systems and Risers	2001 edition	Mar-01-2001
68	One Man Bridge Operated (OMBO) Ships	1992 edition	Jan-01-2001
82	Floating Production Installations	2004 Edition	Jul-31-2007
82	Floating Production Installations	2000 edition	Dec-01-2003
87	Shipbuilding and Repair Quality Standard for Hull Structures During Construction		Jul-01-1998
92	Marine Safety, Quality and Environmental Management		Jul-01-2002
100	Vessels Intended to Carry Water	Superceded by a newer version	Nov-01-2001
104	Spectral-based Fatigue Analysis for FPSOs	This publication has been superceded	Jan-01-2002
106	Offshore LNG Terminals	December 2002 edition	Apr-01-2003
109	High Speed Naval Craft	2003 edition	Jan-01-2003
109	High Speed Naval Craft	2002 edition	Dec-01-2002
109	High Speed Naval Craft	2003 Edition (includes updates)	Nov-09-2006
112	Dual Fuel Engines		Jan-01-2003
127	Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Side Structures Subject to Ice Loads	Superceded by Pub 136	Apr-01-2004
140	'SafeHull-Dynamic Loading Approach' for Container Carriers		Apr-01-2005
	US Rule Supplements	1999	Nov-01-1999
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