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CG-612 Directives and Publications Division

Washington, DC

Commandant Instruction Manual

Commandant Instruction Manual (CIM) is a permanent directive over 25 pages with enclosures. Manuals require a table of contents and must be organized by chapters and sections. When a manual imposes reporting requirements, they will appear in the prescribing LOP. Manuals must be reviewed every five years for content, and when the contents are no longer applicable the information is cancelled by the originator or a higher authority.

Publication Number	Title	Organization	Description	Publication Date
CIM_16000_6	MARINE SAFETY MANUAL, VOLUME I, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT	CG-5122	(202) 372-1016	8/7/2017
CIM_16000_10A	USCG MARINE SAFETY MANUAL, VOLUME V: INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT	CG-INV	(202) 372-1038	4/24/2008
CIM_16000_8B	MARINE SAFETY MANUAL, VOLUME III, MARINE INDUSTRY PERSONNEL	CG-CVC	(202) 372-1224	7/5/2017
CIM_16000_9	MARINE SAFETY MANUAL, VOLUME IV, TECHNICAL	CG-ENG-3	(202) 372-1375	10/22/1984
CIM_16000_14A	U.S. COAST GUARD MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS MANUAL	CG-MER	(202) 372-2231	8/30/2016

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