[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: 46CFR177.115]

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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 A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 177.115  Applicability to existing vessels.

    (a) Except as otherwise required by paragraph (b) of this section, 
an existing vessel must comply with the construction and arrangement 
regulations that were applicable to the vessel on March 10, 1996, or, as 
an alternative, the vessel may comply with the regulations in this part.
    (b) Alterations, or modifications made to the structure or 
arrangements of an existing vessel, that are a major conversion, on or 
after March 11, 1996, must comply with the regulations of this part. 
Repairs or maintenance conducted on an existing vessel, resulting in no 
significant changes to the original structure or arrangement of the 
vessel, must comply with the regulations applicable to the vessel on 
March 10, 1996, or, as an alternative, with the regulations in this 
part. However, when outfit items such as furnishings and mattresses are 
renewed, they must comply with the regulations in this part.