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Pub#	Title	Comments	Last Update

2	Steel Vessel Rules 2000	2000 Edition	Nov-01-2000
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2001		Aug-01-2001
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2002		Jul-01-2002
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2003		Dec-01-2003
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2004	January 2004 Edition	Jan-01-2004
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2004		Nov-01-2004
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2005	2005 Edition	Oct-28-2005
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2006	2006 Edition	Nov-09-2006
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2007	Effective January 2007	Dec-19-2007
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2008	2008 Edition	Jul-09-2008
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2009	2009 Edition	Aug-13-2009
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2010	2010 Edition	Sep-02-2010
2	Steel Vessel Rules 1999	1999 Edition	Nov-03-2011
2	Steel Vessel Rules 1998	1998 Edition	Nov-07-2011
2	Steel Vessel Rules 1997	1997 Edition	Nov-07-2011
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2011	2011 Edition	Sep-01-2011
2	Steel Vessel Rules 2012	2012 Edition	Dec-10-2012
4	Steel Vessels for Service on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways	1997 Edition	Nov-09-2006
5	Steel Vessels for Service on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways	1997 Edition	Jan-01-2001
5	Steel Vessels Under 90 Meters (295 Feet) in Length	2001 Edition	Oct-28-2005
5	Steel Vessels Under 90 Meters (295 Feet) in Length	2006	Jul-01-2010
5	Steel Vessels Under 90 Meters (295 Feet) in Length	2011 Edition	Jun-30-2011
6	Mobile Offshore Drilling Units 1997		Jan-01-2001
6	Mobile Offshore Drilling Units 2001	2001 Edition	Oct-28-2005
6	Mobile Offshore Drilling Units 2006	2006 Edition	Dec-19-2007
6	Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (2008)	2008 Edition	Sep-01-2011
7	Underwater Vehicles, Systems and Hyperbaric Facilities	1990 Edition	Jan-01-2002
7	Underwater Vehicles, Systems and Hyperbaric Facilities	2002 Edition (with updates)	Oct-03-2008
7	Underwater Vehicles, Systems and Hyperbaric Facilities	2010 Edition	Nov-09-2010
7	Underwater Vehicles, Systems and Hyperbaric Facilities	2002 Edition	May-01-2012
8	Single Point Moorings	1975 Edition	Nov-03-2011
10	Steel Barges	1991 Edition	Sep-01-2001
10	Steel Barges	2003 Edition	Mar-31-2008
11	Steel Floating Drydocks	Superceded by 2009 Edition	Apr-01-2008
14	Nondestructive Inspection of Hull Welds	2002	Nov-09-2010
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 Edition	Aug-01-2004
22	Materials and Welding 2006, Part 2, Aluminum and Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP)	2006	Jan-12-2012
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
39	Certification of Offshore Mooring Chain	1999 Edition	Jan-01-1999
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
45	Certification of Container Securing Systems		Feb-09-2009
49	Application and Maintenance of Marine Coating Systems		Feb-01-2003
55	Fishing Vessels 1989 Notice dtd January 2001		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
57	Certification of Drilling Systems	2006	Nov-09-2010
57	Classification of Drilling Systems	2011 Edition	Feb-16-2011
60	Cargo Vapor Emission Control Systems on Board Tank Vessels		Jan-01-2001
61	High Speed Craft	1997 Edition	Jan-01-2001
61	High Speed Craft	2001 Edition	Jul-01-2010
61	High Speed Craft	2012	Sep-05-2012
63	Facilities on Offshore Installations	2000 Edition	Mar-20-2008
63	Facilities on Offshore Installations	2009 Edition	Feb-16-2011
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	2000 Edition	Dec-01-2003
82	Floating Production Installations	2004 Edition	Jul-31-2007
82	Floating Production Installations	2007 Edition	Apr-13-2009
82	Floating Production Installations	2009 Edition	Jul-02-2012
87	Shipbuilding and Repair Quality Standard for Hull Structures During Construction	1998 Edition	Jul-01-1998
87	Shipbuilding and Repair Quality Standard for Hull Structures During Construction	2007 Edition	Mar-23-2007
90	Application of Synthetic Ropes for Offshore Mooring		Mar-01-1999
92	Marine Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Management	2008 Edition	Oct-28-2008
92	Marine Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Management	2005 Edition	Aug-01-2005
92	Marine Safety, Quality and Environmental Management	2002 Edition	Jul-01-2002
92	Marine Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Management	2009 Edition	Nov-09-2010
98	Passenger Vessels	Current version was incorporated into the 2013 Steel Vessel Rules	Jul-02-2012
99	Class Notation Environmental Safety	Replaced by Guide for the Environmental Protection Notation for Vessels	Jun-18-2008
100	Vessels Intended to Carry Water	Superceded by a newer version	Nov-01-2001
101	'SafeHull Dynamic Loading Approach' for FPSO Systems		Dec-01-2001
102	Crew Habitability on Ships	2001 Edition	Dec-01-2003
104	Spectral-based Fatigue Analysis for FPSOs	Superceded by a newer version	Jan-01-2002
104	Spectral-based Fatigue Analysis for Floating Offshore Structures		May-02-2005
105	Crew Habitability on Offshore Installations		Dec-01-2003
106	Offshore LNG Terminals	December 2002 Edition	Apr-01-2003
106	Offshore LNG Terminals	2004 Edition	Apr-01-2008
107	Liftboats		Jul-11-2008
109	High Speed Naval Craft	2003 Edition (includes updates)	Nov-09-2006
109	High Speed Naval Craft	2002 Edition	Dec-02-2002
109	High Speed Naval Craft	2003 Edition	Jan-01-2003
112	Dual Fuel Engines		Jan-01-2003
113	'Dynamic Load Approach' and Direct Analysis for High Speed Craft		Feb-01-2003
127	Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Side Structures Subject to Ice Loads	Superceded by Pub 136	Apr-01-2004
139	Addendum to the Guide for Classification Notation Tailshaft Condition Monitoring (TCM)		Jul-01-2005
140	'SafeHull-Dynamic Loading Approach' for Container Carriers		Apr-01-2005
144	Liquefied Petroleum Gas Carriers with Type-A Independent Tanks		Mar-01-2006
144	Liquefied Gas Carriers with Independent Tanks	Superceded by January 2010 Edition	May-06-2009
151	Vessels Operating in Low Temperature Environments		Dec-02-2008
153	Coating Performance Standard (CPS)		Jan-12-2007
155	Mobile Offshore Units Operating on Norwegian Continental Shelf, N-Notation		Feb-16-2011
156	Hull Inspection and Maintenance Program		Mar-30-2007
156	Hull Inspection and Maintenance Program	2011 Edition	Sep-01-2011
158	Green Passport (GP)		May-23-2008
163	Crew Habitability on Workboats		Dec-24-2008
175	Mooring of Oil Carriers at Single Point Moorings	Now in Section 3-5-2 of the Steel Vessel Rules	Dec-21-2010
176	Offshore Wind Turbine Installations		Dec-22-2010
180	Offshore Support Vessels	2011 Edition	Jul-02-2012
185	Integrated Software Quality Management (ISQM)	2011 Edition	Mar-06-2012
	US Rule Supplements (ACP - Alternate Compliance Program)		Jun-02-2003
	US Rule Supplements	1999 Edition	Nov-01-1999
	Generic Rules for Conditions of Classification, Materials and Welding, and Surveys After Construction	2008 Edition	Jul-02-2008
	Generic Rules for Conditions of Classification, Materials and Welding, and Surveys After Construction	2009 Edition	Aug-13-2009
	Generic Rules for Conditions of Classification, Materials and Welding, and Surveys After Construction	2010 Edition	Jul-01-2010
	Supplemental Guides for Optional Class Notations		Apr-14-2011
	US Rule Supplements (ACP - Alternate Compliance Program)	2009 Edition	Dec-07-2010
	Generic Rules for Conditions of Classification, Materials and Welding, and Surveys After Construction	2011 Edition	Nov-01-2011
	Generic Rules for Conditions of Classification, Materials and Welding, and Surveys After Construction	2012 Edition	Dec-06-2012

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