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Standards and Technical Reports

Standards & Technical Reports (STIR) … How to Access

One of the major benefits of being an ABYC member is the ability to access our Standards & Technical Information Reports for Small Craft. These standards are available in the following formats to members and non-members can purchase the Standards by going to the ABYC Ship Store tab on the ABYC home page under the Books/CD tab.

  1. Via Web-STIR (Standards & Technical Information Reports/STIR) which is ABYC’s online version of all the standards. (See Instructions How to Enter below.) Members can access WebSTIR (which is hosted by Rulefinder.net) by going to the Members Only website link and entering your member number and last name.

  2. CD-Rom is a convenient format which offers computer access to ABYC's Standards and Technical Information Reports as well as the U.S. Coast Guard's Rules and Regulations for Recreational Craft and excerpts from the Code of Federal Regulation. It also includes the ABYC Comparison Reports in addition to the USCG's Compliance Guidelines.

  3. Standards Manual is a 1,200 page bound manual with all ABYC’s Standards and is an excellent resource for all marine professionals.

It is important to remember that each year any number of documents may be updated or revised. In order to have the most up-to-date information you must be an active ABYC member by renewing your membership annually. For the CD-Rom and Manual annual updates may be purchased by members for a small fee and non-members can also obtain the Standards for an additional cost.

Instructions for WebSTIR access

  • Click on the Members Only tab on the ABYC Website. (Please note, it takes approximately 48 hours after you join ABYC to be able to login to the member only site. If you need immediate access, please call headquarters).

  • Login in with your ABYC Member Number.

  • Your Password is your LAST NAME beginning with a CAPITAL letter.

  • Go to the "Click Here" button next to the "for WebSTIR" icon which will take you to the abyc.rulefinder.net site which hosts the ABYC Standards.

  • Click on LIBRARY on the tab to go to the ABYC Standards.

  • Click on the first listing "ABYC Standards 2010-2011" to get to all the Standards, Updates, Compliance Guidelines and Rules and Regulations.