[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: 46CFR177.202]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 177--CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart B--Plans
 
Sec. 177.202  Plans and information required.


    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section and 
Sec. 177.210 of this part, the owner of a vessel requesting initial 
inspection for certification shall, prior to the start of construction 
unless otherwise allowed by the cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine 
Inspection (OCMI), submit for approval to the cognizant OCMI, at least 
two copies of the following plans:
    (1) Outboard profile;
    (2) Inboard profile; and
    (3) Arrangement of decks.
    (b) In addition, the owner shall, prior to receiving a Certificate 
of Inspection, submit for approval to the cognizant OCMI, at least two 
copies of the following plans, manuals, analyses, and calculations that 
are applicable to the vessel as determined by the OCMI:
    (1) Midship section;
    (2) Survival craft embarkation stations;
    (3) Machinery installation, including but not limited to:
    (i) Propulsion and propulsion control, including shaft details;

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    (ii) Steering and steering control, including rudder details;
    (iii) Ventilation diagrams; and
    (iv) Engine exhaust diagram;
    (4) Electrical installation including, but not limited to:
    (i) Elementary one-line diagram of the power system;
    (ii) Cable lists;
    (iii) Bills of materials;
    (iv) Type and size of generators and prime movers;
    (v) Type and size of generator cables, bus-tie cables, feeders, and 
branch circuit cables;
    (vi) Power, lighting, and interior communication panelboards with 
number of circuits and rating of energy consuming devices;
    (vii) Type of capacity of storage batteries;
    (viii) Rating of circuit breakers and switches, interrupting 
capacity of circuit breakers, and rating and setting of overcurrent 
devices; and
    (ix) Electrical plant load analysis.
    (5) Lifesaving equipment locations and installation;
    (6) Fire protection equipment installation including, but not 
limited to:
    (i) Fire main system plans and calculations;
    (ii) Fixed gas fire extinguishing system plans and calculations;
    (iii) Fire detecting system and smoke detecting system plans;
    (iv) Sprinkler system diagram and calculations; and
    (v) Portable fire extinguisher types, sizes and locations;
    (7) Fuel tanks;
    (8) Piping systems including: bilge, ballast, hydraulic, sanitary, 
compressed air, combustible and flammable liquids, vents, soundings, and 
overflows;
    (9) Hull penetrations and shell connections;
    (10) Marine sanitation device model number, approval number, 
connecting wiring and piping; and
    (11) Lines and offsets, curves of form, cross curves of stability, 
and tank capacities including size and location on vessel; and
    (12) On sailing vessels:
    (i) Masts, including integration into the ship's structure; and
    (ii) Rigging plan showing sail areas and centers of effort as well 
as the arrangement, dimensions, and connections of the standing rigging.
    (c) For a vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length, 
the owner may submit specifications, sketches, photographs, line 
drawings or written descriptions instead of any of the required 
drawings, provided the required information is adequately detailed and 
acceptable to the cognizant OCMI.
    (d) An owner may submit any plans, manuals, or calculations, 
required to be submitted to the OCMI under this part, to the Commanding 
Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center (Marine Safety Center), 
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Three copies of all 
documents are required to be submitted for Marine Safety Center plan 
approval.
    (e) For a vessel, the construction of which was begun prior to 
approval of the plans and information required by paragraphs (a) and (b) 
of this section, the cognizant OCMI may require any additional plans and 
information, manufacturers' certifications of construction, testing 
including reasonable destructive testing, and inspections, which the 
OCMI determines are necessary to verify that the vessel complies with 
the requirements of this subchapter.