The Coast Guard Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance (CG-CVC) announces the cancellation of Marine Safety Manual (MSM) Volume II, COMDTINST M16000.7B, and its replacement with seven separate Commandant Instructions, one for each chapter of the previously existing manual. 

There are NO CHANGES to the content of MSM Volume II as published on July 20, 2016.  The change in format from one large manual into seven separate Commandant Instructions will help make future updates easier to follow and promote a more efficient means of keeping Coast Guard policy current. 

MSM Volume II is now republished as the following

CH-3 TO MARINE SAFETY MANUAL VOLUME II, COMDTINST M16000.7B

They are also available to the general public at:

https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-C4IT-CG-6/The-Office-of-Information-Management-CG-61/About-CG-Directives-System/Commandant-Instructions/

For any questions, please contact CGCVC@uscg.mil. 

This blog is not a replacement or substitute for the formal posting of regulations and updates or existing processes for receiving formal feedback of the same. Links provided on this blog will direct the reader to official publications, such as the Federal Register, Homeport and the Code of Federal Regulations. These publications remain the official source for regulatory information published by the Coast Guard.