The Club issued the following circulars in 2002

• Circular No. 1/02 International Maritime Organization (IMO) And International Labor Organization (ILO): Joint Guidelines On Seafarers
• Circular No. 2/02 Voyage Surcharges for U.S. Trading Tankers 2002 Policy Year
• Circular No. 3/02 P & I Cover For War Risks
• Circular No. 4/02 Management News: Change of Ownership at Shipowners Claims Bureau
• Circular No. 5/02 The International Safety Management (ISM) Code: Implementation of Phase Two
• Circular No. 6/02 The Carriage Of Steel Cargoes: Loading And Discharge Surveys
• Circular No. 7/02 United States Coast Guard Security Initiative: Operation Safe Commerce
• Circular No. 8/02 Oversight of Crew and Passengers in U.S. Ports: New Immigration and Naturalization Service Procedures - INS Form I-418
• Circular No. 9/02 Paperless Trading - The Bolero Project and Similar Systems
• Circular No. 10/02 The American Club's Recent Annual Meeting Closing of The 1998 Policy Year
• Circular No. 11/02 Board News
• Circular No. 12/02 Management News
• Circular No. 13/02 International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation LTD. (ITOPF) Designated Personal Survey 
• Circular No. 14/02 United Sates Coast Guard Scrutiny of Oily Water Separators
• Circular No. 15/02 Pre-existent Medical Conditions
• Circular No. 16/02 Wire/Telegraphic Transfers to The American Club
• Circular No. 17/02 U.S. Coast Guard Restrictions on Foreign-Flagged Vessels:
  The Posting of Armed Security Guards
• Circular No. 18/02 Philippines Overseas Employment Agency (POEA):
  Amendments to Standard Terms and Conditions Governing The Employment of Filipino Seafarers on Ocean-Going Vessels
• Circular No. 19/02  Carriage of Genetically Modified (GM) Agricultural Products to China
• Circular No. 20/02 Cover For Charterers' Liabilities Arising Out Of War Risks
• Circular No. 21/02 Changes To The Rules Of The Association For The 2003 Policy Year
• Circular No. 22/02 Development Of Policy Years Premium Rating For The 2003 Policy Year
• Circular No. 23/02 U.S. Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
• Circular No. 24/02 Ban on Single-Hull Tankers Entering Spanish Ports
• Circular No. 25/02 New Bimco U.S. Security Clauses