# Looking for set of cfr for uscg exam **URL:** \ **Category:** For Sale & Wanted\ **Created:** [September 6, 2014, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/looking-for-set-of-cfr-for-uscg-exam/13322 "2014-09-06T12:43:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ATB2N2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/65b543/32.png) [@ATB2N2](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ATB2N2)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/looking-for-set-of-cfr-for-uscg-exam/13322/1 "2014-09-06T12:43:14Z")
Is there anyone selling CFR’s that are used in the USCG exam? If not, where I may find reasonably priced copies? Thanks for the feedback. ---
**Author:** ![LI\_Domer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/li_domer/32/768_2.png) [@LI\_Domer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/LI_Domer)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/looking-for-set-of-cfr-for-uscg-exam/13322/2 "2014-09-06T13:16:25Z")
Your local library might have them. ---
**Author:** ![catherder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@catherder](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/catherder)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/looking-for-set-of-cfr-for-uscg-exam/13322/3 "2014-09-06T13:40:10Z")
Put this in your bookmarks. It’s free, and up-to-date. One of the nice things about paying taxes is that sometimes you get something back. [http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/ECFR?page=browse](http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/ECFR?page=browse) ---
**Author:** ![ATB2N2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/65b543/32.png) [@ATB2N2](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ATB2N2)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/looking-for-set-of-cfr-for-uscg-exam/13322/4 "2014-09-07T06:31:37Z")
> [@"catherder"](#): > > Put this in your bookmarks. It’s free, and up-to-date. One of the nice things about paying taxes is that sometimes you get something back. [http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/ECFR?page=browse](http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/ECFR?page=browse) Appreciate the link but was looking for hard copies ---
**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/looking-for-set-of-cfr-for-uscg-exam/13322/5 "2014-09-07T06:45:58Z")
[QUOTE=ATB2N2;143735]Appreciate the link but was looking for hard copies[/QUOTE] hit the print button and bingo! ---
**Author:** ![ATB2N2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/65b543/32.png) [@ATB2N2](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ATB2N2)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/looking-for-set-of-cfr-for-uscg-exam/13322/6 "2014-09-07T08:14:06Z")
> [@"c.captain"](#): > > hit the print button and bingo! Thank you for your juvenile response ---
**Author:** ![Jeffrox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@Jeffrox](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Jeffrox)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/looking-for-set-of-cfr-for-uscg-exam/13322/7 "2014-09-07T10:28:39Z")
[QUOTE=ATB2N2;143740]Thank you for your juvenile response[/QUOTE] It’s not that juvenile, and it looks to be cheaper… [http://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/laws-regulations/code-federal-regulations-cfrs-print](http://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/laws-regulations/code-federal-regulations-cfrs-print) ---
**Author:** ![Flyer69](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/flyer69/32/6000_2.png) [@Flyer69](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Flyer69)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/looking-for-set-of-cfr-for-uscg-exam/13322/8 "2014-09-07T12:56:49Z")
Am I mistaken, but aren’t the CFR’s in the test room that would be used to answer test questions not up to date anyways? Sounds like the guy might be trying to source the same books he would be using while testing? ---
**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/looking-for-set-of-cfr-for-uscg-exam/13322/9 "2014-09-07T13:36:39Z")
[QUOTE=ATB2N2;143740]Thank you for your juvenile response[/QUOTE] everybody’s a critic… ---
**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/looking-for-set-of-cfr-for-uscg-exam/13322/10 "2014-09-07T13:44:37Z")
[QUOTE=Jeffrox;143751]It’s not that juvenile, and it looks to be cheaper… [/QUOTE] indeed sir…you can’t even find a whole set of used 46 CFR volumes on eBay… printing .pdf files with a laser printer would definitely be cheaper especially if your boss buys the paper and the toner… but who am I so say? I’m just a juvenile punk! ---
**Author:** ![catherder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@catherder](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/catherder)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/looking-for-set-of-cfr-for-uscg-exam/13322/11 "2014-09-07T22:38:11Z")
Sigh…why does every other thread on here have to devolve into a pigfight? If you prefer a hardcopy Try eBay…or Amazon used books…or if you have a university or law school bookstore nearby…or a maritime supply store or school…or the gov’t printing office (as mentioned above) or Powell’s. It is printed in several volumes covering the all the parts so you will need to buy the set. Keep your receipts for the taxes. But honesty, I’d also try to learn how to use the regs and lo and behold, here’s a useful thread with a lot of great info right here on good ol gCaptain. [http://www.gcaptain.com/forum/maritime-training-licensing/9214-learning-cfr.html](http://www.gcaptain.com/forum/maritime-training-licensing/9214-learning-cfr.html) Now be nice and stop biting the hand that feeds ya. ---
**Author:** ![jdcavo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jdcavo/32/108_2.png) [@jdcavo](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jdcavo)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/looking-for-set-of-cfr-for-uscg-exam/13322/12 "2014-09-08T04:09:34Z")
[QUOTE=Flyer69;143755]Am I mistaken, but aren’t the CFR’s in the test room that would be used to answer test questions not up to date anyways? Sounds like the guy might be trying to source the same books he would be using while testing?[/QUOTE] RECs should be using the latest prbnt version, but they would not include any chnages in the past year. E.g., our revision of licensing regulations is not in printed form yet. But, it’s probably more important to just learn the layout of the CFR, and where certain things are found. You can get PDF versions of the printed CFR for every year back to 1996 here: [http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR](http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR) ---
**Author:** ![LI\_Domer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/li_domer/32/768_2.png) [@LI\_Domer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/LI_Domer)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/looking-for-set-of-cfr-for-uscg-exam/13322/13 "2014-09-08T04:36:19Z")
When I tested they all looked brand new and unused. Luckily I didn’t have to use them too much. ---
**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2014, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/looking-for-set-of-cfr-for-uscg-exam/13322/14 "2014-09-08T11:08:02Z")
hell, if a person is working, it is likely that their vessel might have a whole box full of old volumes. Never realized there might be value in those? ---
**Author:** ![Traitor\_Yankee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/traitor_yankee/32/876_2.png) [@Traitor\_Yankee](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Traitor_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2014, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/looking-for-set-of-cfr-for-uscg-exam/13322/15 "2014-09-08T12:22:44Z")
> [@"c.captain"](#): > > hell, if a person is working, it is likely that their vessel might have a whole box full of old volumes. Never realized there might be value in those? I tried to ship an old set home and got caught doing it, the weeny slapping hurt ---
**Author:** ![tasteless](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/tasteless/32/2168_2.png) [@tasteless](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tasteless)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/looking-for-set-of-cfr-for-uscg-exam/13322/16 "2014-09-14T16:17:40Z")
[https://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=92022&pageTypeId=13489&contentType=EDITORIAL](https://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=92022&pageTypeId=13489&contentType=EDITORIAL) Do yourself a favor and download the job aids from this website before you go to take your test. These are the booklets we use when we are doing port state control boarding.