[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR170.160]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 170--STABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL INSPECTED VESSELS--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart E--Weather Criteria
 
Sec. 170.160  Specific applicability


    (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, 
this subpart applies to each vessel.
    (b) This subpart does not apply to any of the following vessels 
unless the stability of the vessel is questioned by the OCMI:
    (1) A deck cargo barge that complies with the requirements in 
Sec. 174.020 of this chapter.
    (2) A tank vessel that only carries a product listed in Sec. 30.25-1 
of this chapter and that is--
    (i) Less than 150 gross tons; or
    (ii) A tank barge that operates only in river or lakes, bays, and 
sounds service.
    (3) A sailing school vessel that is an open boat that complies with 
the requirements in Sec. 173.063(e) of this subchapter.
    (c) This subpart does not apply to the following vessels:
    (1) A tank barge that carries a product listed in Table 151.01-10(b) 
of this chapter.
    (2) A mobile offshore drilling unit.
    (3) A vessel that performs the test required by Sec. 171.030(c) of 
this subchapter.

[CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51010, Nov. 4, 1983, as amended by CGD 83-005, 51 FR 
923, Jan. 9, 1986; CGD 85-080, 61 FR 944, Jan. 10, 1996]