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No impact assessment warranted..
IMPACT ASSESSMENT. 6.
It is intended to provide operational guidance for Coast Guard personnel and is not intended to nor does it impose legally-binding requirements on any party outside the Coast Guard.
This guidance is not a substitute for applicable legal requirements, nor is it itself a rule.
DISCLAIMER. 5.
First issue.
MAJOR CHANGES. 4.
This Handbook provides guidance on how to survive in maritime environments and situations.
DISCUSSION. 3.
The Boat Crew Seamanship Handbook, COMDTINST M16114.5C, is canceled.
DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. 2.
Major topics within this Handbook are survivability factors, Survival equipment and pyrotechnics, and egress and life rafts.
This Handbook provides guidance on how to survive in maritime environments and situations.
PURPOSE. 1
