USCG-OICEW-L3.3
NVICs are not law
USCG-OICEW-M3 · Assessments, and the 2029 Deadline · USCG-OICEW-M3-A Who signs, and what changes
A Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular is **guidance**. Not a regulation, not a statute, not law. Every NVIC says so on its own face, in a paragraph most people skip.
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