Policy Letter Alphabetical Index 

A:

Policy File Name Date Number
Alternative Pipeline Testing 01 Jun 98 98-08
Ammonium Nitrate, Handling of Urea 07 Sep 00 2K-13
Appeals of REC Decisions 08 Feb 99 99-03
Applicability of 46 CFR Subchapter L to Liftboats--See 46 CFR Part 125. 19 Nov 97 97-36

B: 
Policy File Name Date Number
Barge COD Requirements 27 Aug 98 98-17
Bridge Allisions 28 Aug 95 95-10

C: 
Policy File Name Date Number
Cargo Tank Internal Exam 17 Jul 97 97-21
Cargo Tank Safety Relief Valve Test Intervals 14 Oct 98 98-23
Clarification of Experience Aboard Dredges 15 Oct 98 98-24
Classification Society Exams of MODU Structures 21 Apr 97 97-08
Coastwise Trade Determination 14 May 97 97-11

D:

Policy File Name Date Number
Dangerous Cargo Manifests 24 Sep 97 97-26
Deck Officer Licenses Suitable for Service as Master of Towboat-Barge Combination Ferry 29 Jun 09 03-2009
Delegation of Authority to OCMIs to Grant Drydock Extensions 25 Oct 02 01-2002
Detainment of Vessels After a Serious Marine Incident 25 Sep 98 98-18
Drug and Alcohol Policy 20 Nov 95 95-16
Drydock Requirements of Tank Barges, T-Boats, Cargo & Misc. 04 Apr 00 2K-08
Dynamic Positioning (DP), Use of by Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs) for Oil and Hazmat Transfers 22 Jan 03 01-2003

E:

Policy File Name Date Number
Eighth District Guidance Regarding Downgrading Port State Control Safety and Security Compliance Examinations 25 Mar 09 02-2009
Eighth District Guidance Regarding Implementation of MARPOL Annex II and IMO Resolution A.673 for Existing OSVs 19 Nov 10 05-2010
Electronically Controlled Cargo Pump Engines on board Tank Barges 15 Aug 07
CH. 1		 02-2007
Enforcement Guidance for Expired Radar Observer Endorsements on Merchant Mariner Licenses 01 Mar 06 01-2006
Enforcement Guidance on Fraudulent Credential Application Cases 08 Jul 03 02-2003
Exemption for Towing Vessels on Inland Waters from Carrying Echo Depth-Sounding Devices 26 Jun 06 02-2006

F:

Policy File Name Date Number
Facility Pipeline Testing 15 Aug 94 94-01
Fire Fighting Systems for Subchapter T Vessels 24 Sep 96 96-12
First Class Pilots License Endorsements 04 Feb 97 97-03
First Class Pilot Licensing Policy 29 Mar 96 96-03
Foreign Crewmembers Working on board  Offshore  Supply Vessels  02 Apr 04 02-2004
FTP Code, Implementation of 11 Aug 00 G-MSE-4
Fuel Oil Transfer PIC Cards 17 Aug 98 98-16
Fuel Oil Transfer PIC Cards 07 Oct 98 98-19

G:

Policy File Name Date Number

Guardrails and Storm Rail Requirements for Floating Offshore Installations (FOIs)

 22 Dec 04 06-2004

I:

Policy File Name Date Number
In-Service Inspection Program (ISIP) for Floating Facilities in Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 03 May 04 03-2004
Industrial Barge Berthing 13 Oct 98 98-22
Inspection of Seagoing Barges 26 Oct 95 95-14
ISM Code Applicability Interpretation--See the International Safety Management Code Requirements. 01 Jun 98 98-09
Issuing COI Amendments 03 Mar 99 99-06
ITC Tonnage Issues for OSVs 30 May 97 97-14
Interim Guidance for Managing Work Site Exclusions and Work Boats 12 Mar 12 03-2011
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L:

Policy File Name Date Number
Licensing Requirements for Personnel on Non-Self Propelled Floating Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Facilities 27 Jul 01 08-2001
Lightering (Methanol) Approval 07 Dec 00 2K-14
Litigation Packages for Suspension and Revocation Hearings 12 Apr 00 2K-09
Loadline Extension Authority 14 Jul 99 99-12
Loadline Regulations and Domestic Voyages--See 46 CFR 42.03-5. 17 Mar 98 98-01
Lifeboat Releasing Gear Tests--See 46 CFR 109.301. 11 Jun 98 98-12
Limited Geographic Licenses for Towing Vessels Engaged in Fleeting Operations 4 Apr 07 4 Apr 2007

M:

Policy File Name Date Number
Machinery Automation Trial Period for Reduced Manning 30 Jun 04 01-2004
Manning of Non-Self Propelled Floating OCS Facilities (Replaced by 03-2000, 20 October 2000)

20 Oct 00

03-2000
Manning Requirements for Non-Self Propelled MODUs--See by Marine Safety Manual Volume III, Chapter 16.  30 Jun 97 97-17
Marine Casualty Reporting Guidance for Inland River MSO's 21 Mar 06 02-2000  Rev. 1
Mariner Identification Checks and Administration of Oaths Rev 1- 6 Dec 2002 21 Dec 2001 13-2001
MARPOL Certificates for Unmanned Freight Barges 19 Jun 97 97-16
Means of Escape on Manned and Unmanned Fixed Platforms 03 Dec 03 05-03
Medical Appeals 30 Nov 98 98-32
MODU Berthing Sizes 24 Aug 99 99-17
MODU Lifeboat Gear Tests 16 Sep 99 99-19
Moored and Anchored Passenger Vessel Bridge Watch 24 Dec 96 96-18

N:

Policy File Name Date Number
Navigation Lights 13 Mar 95 95-04

O:

Policy File Name Date Number
OCS Facility Casualty Notification 23 Oct 98 98-26
Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs), Multi-Service Certification 5 Jul 2001 09-2001
OSV Exemption From IMO Resolution A.673(16) 19 Aug 99 99-16
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Emergency Evacuation Plan (EEP) Approvals 30 Sep 03 04-03
Oversize Tow Permit, Inland Waterways Navigation Regulations 01 Feb 95 16670.4A

P:

Policy File Name Date Number
Persons Allowed on Liftboats 09 Oct 98 98-21
Potential Problem with 24V DC Power Systems Aboard Casino Vessels or other Large Passenger Vessels 26 Apr 99 99-10
Pressure Vessel Internal Exams 10 Sep 96 96-11

Port State Control ISPS Priority I Offshore Exams Exemption Request for Certain Vessels Arriving From Cuba

16 May 08

01-2008

R:

Policy File Name Date Number
Random Chemical Testing 20 Aug 97 97-25
Rescue Boats on Board OSVs 25 Aug 99 99-18
Rescue Boat Requirements on OSVs 12 Nov 98 98-31
Responsibilities for Drug and Alcohol Testing 06 Apr 98 98-02
Rivet Inspection Guidance; Atlantic Area Best Practices 12 Apr 00 2K-10
Route Restrictions on Liftboats 22 May 97 97-12
Remote Fuel Shut-Off on Towing Vessels Jan 2010 01-2010

S:

Policy File Name Date Number
St. Francisville to Pilottown, LMR 22 Jul 99 99-15
Sea Service Credit on Liftboats 13 Apr 98 98-03
Security Compliance Examinations of Uninspected Towing Vessels 14 Jan 05 01-2005
Service Inspection Plans 27 Jul 98 98-14
Sidelight Placement on Multiple Vessel Configurations 19 Jan 95 95-01
Standardization of Evaluation and Crediting Sea Service 05 Nov 97 97-33
STCW Applicability to MODUs 10 Mar 97 97-05
Survival Craft and Lifesaving Equipment Requirements for Non-Solas Passenger Vessels Continuously Moored in the Eighth Coast Guard District and Employed in Legalized Gaming 22 Oct 03 3-2003

T:

Policy File Name Date Number
Tank Barge Alternate Inspection Protocol 25 Jan 01

02-2001

Encl 1
Tank Barge Streamlined Inspection Program

05 Mar 07

01-2007
Tank Barge Pump Engines 05 Jun 96 96-06
Tankerman Requirements on OSVs 16 Jul 97 97-20
Tank Overfill Protection Requirements 14 Oct 99 99-21
Technical Interpretation of 46 CFR Subchapter T 30 Sep 97 97-28
Testing of Liferaft Hydrostatic Releases 13 Aug 97 97-23
Transfer of Excess Fuel From Crew Boats 30 May 97 97-13

U:

Policy File Name Date Number
Use of CG-835 to Allow Certificated Inland Tank Barges having Minor Hull Damage to Operate Across Marine Inspection Zones 09 Feb 09 01-2009
Use of Hose Reels with Non-Collapsible Hard-Rubber Fire Hoses on Floating Offshore Supply Installations  03 May 04 05-2004
Utilization of Voids During Spills 04 Oct 95 95-11

V:

Policy File Name Date Number
Valve Position Indicators, Enforcement Policy for Installation on Existing Inspected Tank Barges 22 Mar 01 04-2001
Vessel Anchoring Capability 28 Feb 97 97-04
Vessel Inspection User Fee Caps--See 46 CFR Part 2.  22 Apr 97 97-09
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