This Commandant Change Notice publishes a change to The Marine Safety Manual, Volume III, Marine Industry Personnel, COMDTINST M16000.8B

This United States Coast Guard USCG publication, Coast Guard Marine Safety Manual, Volume III, Marine Industry Personnel, COMDTINST M16000.8B, is Change 2 from July 2017, which is the most current version. The Marine Safety Manual (MSM) is the primary policy and procedural statement for the marine safety programs of the Coast Guard. Published for the use of all Coast Guard marine safety and industry personnel, it prescribes the essential functions which must be performed to attain the overall objectives of the Commercial Vessel Safety CVS and Port and Environmental Safety, Marine Environmental Response, and Waterways Management PES/MER/WWM Programs and certain investigative functions of the Recreational Boating Safety RBS Program. The MSM should be used as a guide for consistent and uniform administration of marine safety activities, without undue hampering of independent action and judgment by marine safety personnel.

Marine Safety Manual Volume III - Marine Industry Personnel COMDTINST 16000.8B The Marine Safety Manual, Volume III, Marine Industry Personnel, COMDTINST M16000.8B, provides information and interpretations on international conventions and U.S. statutory and regulatory issues relating to marine industry personnel. The primary reasons for Change-2 are to update guidance to align with the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, include manning scales for inspected towing vessels, and to include various policy updates impacting vessel manning. Why buy a book you can download for free? We print the paperback book so you don't have to. First you gotta find a good clean (legible) copy and make sure it's the latest version (not always easy). Some documents found on the web are missing some pages or the image quality is so poor, they are difficult to read. If you find a good copy, you could print it using a network printer you share with 100 other people (typically its either out of paper or toner). If it's just a 10-page document, no problem, but if it's 250-pages, you will need to punch 3 holes in all those pages and put it in a 3-ring binder. Takes at least an hour. It's much more cost-effective to just order the bound paperback from Amazon.com This book includes original commentary which is copyright material. Note that government documents are in the public domain. We print these paperbacks as a service so you don't have to. The books are compact, tightly-bound paperback, full-size (8 1/2 by 11 inches), with large text and glossy covers. 4th Watch Publishing Co. is a HUBZONE SDVOSB. https: //usgovpub.com

Marine Safety Manual Volume III: Marine Industry Personnel Marine Safety Manual Volume III: Marine Industry Personnel COMDTINST M16000.8B

Over 2,300 total pages ... Titles included: Marine Safety Manual Volume I: Administration And Management Marine Safety Manual Volume II: Materiel Inspection Marine Safety Manual Volume III: Marine Industry Personnel

The Marine Safety Manual covers all U.S. Shipping and personnel credentialing regulations and requirements for U.S. flag vessels in the marine industry