[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR170.010]

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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 A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 170.010  Equivalents.

    Substitutions for fittings, equipment, arrangements, calculations, 
information, or tests required in this subchapter may be approved by the 
Commandant, the Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety 
Center, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001 or the Officer 
in Charge, Marine Inspection, if the substitution provides an equivalent 
level of safety.

[CGD 89-025, 54 FR 19572, May 8, 1989, as amended by CGD 96-041, 61 FR 
50734, Sept. 27, 1996]