MERCHANT MARINE SAFETY PUBLICATIONS

The following publications of marine safety rules and regulations may be obtained from the nearest marine inspection office of the U.S. Coast Guard. Because changes to the rules and regulations are made from time to time, these publications, between revisions, must be kept current by the individual consulting the latest applicable Federal Register. (Official changes to all Federal rules and regulations are published in the Federal Register, printed daily except Sunday, Monday, and days following holldays.) The date of each Coast Guard publication in the table below is indicated in parentheses following its title. The dates of the Federal Registers affecting each publication are noted after the date of each edition.

The Federal Register may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 20402. Subscription rate is $1.50 per month or $15 per year, payable in advance. Individual copies may be purchased so long as they are available. The charge for individual copies of the Federal Register varies in proportion to the size of the issue but will be 15 cents unless otherwise noted in the table of changes below. Regulations for Dangerous Cargoes, 46 CFR 146 and 147 (Subchapter N), dated January 1, 1965 are now available from the Superintendent of Documents, price $2.75.

CG No.

101

108

115

123

129

169

172

174

175

176

182

184

190

191

200

220

227

TITLE OF PUBLICATION

Specimen Examination for Merchant Marine Deck Officers (7—1—63).

Rules and Regulations for Military Explosives and Hazardous Munitions (8-1-62).

Marine Engineering Regulations and Material Specifications (9-1-64). F.R. 2-13-65, 8-18-65, 9-8-65.
Rules and Regulations for Tank Vessels (4-1-64).

Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council (Monthly).

F.R. 5-16-64, 6-5-64, 3-9-65, 9-8-65.

Rules of the Road-International-Inland (9-1-65). F.R. 12-8-65, 12-22-65.

Rules of the Road-Great Lakes (6-1-62). F.R. 8-31-62, 5-11-63, 5-23-63, 5-29-63, 10-2-63, 10-15-63, 4-30-64, 11-5-64, 5-8-65, 7-3-65, 12-22-65.

A Manual for the Safe Handling of Inflammable and Combustible Liquids (3—2—64).

Manual for Lifeboatmen, Able Seamen, and Qualified Members of Engine Department (3-1-65).

Load Line Regulations (7-1-63). F.R. 4-14-64, 10-27-64, 9-8-65.

Specimen Examinations for Merchant Marine Engineer Licenses (7—1—63).

Rules of the Road-Western Rivers (6-1-62). F.R. 1-18-63, 5-23-63, 5-29-63, 9-25-63, 10-2-63, 10-15-63, 11-5-64, 5-8-65, 7-3-65, 12-8-65, 12-22-65.

Equipment lists (8-3-64). F.R. 10-21-64, 10-27-64, 3-2-65, 3-26–65, 4–24–65, 5–26–65, 7–10-65, 8-4-65, 10-22-65, 10-27-65, 1-27–66.

Rules and Regulations for Licensing and Certificating of Merchant Marine Personnel (2-1-65). F.R. 2-13-65, 8-21-65.
Marine Investigation Regulations and Suspension and Revocation Proceedings (10-1-63). F.R. 11-5-64, 5-18-65.
Specimen Examination Questions for Licenses as Master, Mate, and Pilot of Central Western Rivers Vessels (4-1–57).
Laws Governing Marine Inspection (3-1-65).

Security of Vessels and Waterfront Facilities (7-1-64). F.R. 6-3-65, 7-10-65, 10-9-65, 10-13-65.
Merchant Marine Council Public Hearing Agenda (Annually).

Rules and Regulations for Passenger Vessels (4-1-64). F.R. 6-5-64, 8-21-65, 9-8-65.

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323

329

Rules and Regulations for Nautical Schools (5-1-63). F.R. 10-2-63, 6-5-64, 8-21-65, 9-8-65.

Rules and Regulations for Marine Engineering Installations Contracted for Prior to July 1, 1935 (11–19–52). F.R. 12-5-53, 12-28-55, 6-20-59, 3-17-60, 9-8-65.

Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment List (6-1-64).

Rules and Regulations for Artificial Islands and Fixed Structures on the Outer Continental Shelf (10-1-59). F.R. 10-25-60, 11-3-61, 4–10–62, 4-24–63, 10-27-64.

Rules and Regulations for Small Passenger Vessels (Under 100 Gross Tons) (1-3-66).
Fire Fighting Manual for Tank Vessels (4-1-58).

CHANGES PUBLISHED DURING JANUARY 1966

The following have been modified by Federal Register:
CG-190, Federal Register January 27, 1966.

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1966

IN TED STATES OF AMERICA

PROCEEDINGS IN THIS ISSUE . . .

OF THE

MERCHANT MARINE COUNCIL

Tanker safety is reviewed in a sweeping article by an official of the Socony Mobil Oil Co. beginning page 68.

Masters of merchant vessels are given guidance in the proper methods of preparing for emergency helicopter evacuation by one of the Coast Guard's most decorated command pilots beginning page 72.

Rear Admiral C. P. Murphy, USCG

Chief, Office of Merchant Marine Safety, Chairman
Captain B. D. Shoemaker, Jr., USCG
Deputy Chief, Office of Merchant Marine Safety,
Vice Chairman

Rear Admiral John B. Oren, USCG
Chief, Office of Engineering, Member

Rear Admiral W. W. Childress, USCG
Chief, Office of Operations, Member

Captain R. R. Smith, USCG

A U.S. Air Force pilot, who parachuted from a disabled plane 20,000 feet into the Atlantic Ocean, stands in his underwear on the stern of the Russian fishing vessel Johannes Ware which rescued him. A U.S. Coast Guard HH-52-A flying boat helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station, Salem, Mass., lowers a basket to pick up the 29-year-old American airman and return him to Otis Air Force Base near Plymouth, Mass. After being notified of the pilot's (Continued on page 74)

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