The standards established by the American Bureau of Shipping are usually published annually and may be purchased from the American Bureau of Shipping, ABS Plaza, 16855 Northchase Drive, Houston, TX 77060. These standards may also be examined at Coast Guard Headquarters. Contact Commandant (CG-5PS), Attn: Director of Commercial Regulations, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7509. The standards are also available at the Office of any Coast Guard District Commander or Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.

[USCG-2012-0832, 77 FR 59779, Oct. 1, 2012; USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60150, Sept. 30, 2013]