[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: 46CFR176.800]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 176_INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart H_Material Inspections
 
Sec. 176.800  Inspection standards.


    (a) A vessel is inspected for compliance with the standards required 
by this subchapter. Machinery, equipment, materials, and arrangements 
not covered by standards in this subchapter may be inspected in 
accordance with standards acceptable to the cognizant OCMI as good 
marine practice.
    (b) In the application of inspection standards due consideration 
must be given to the hazards involved in the operation permitted by a 
vessel's Certificate of Inspection. Thus, the standards may vary in 
accordance with the vessel's area of operation or any other operational 
restrictions or limitations.

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    (c) The published standards of classification societies and other 
recognized safety associations may be used as guides in the inspection 
of vessels when such standards do not conflict with the requirements of 
this subchapter.