[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: 46CFR185.115]

[Page 303]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 185_OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 185.115  Applicability to existing vessels.

    (a) An existing vessel need not comply with the hull marking 
requirements in Sec. 185.602(c) until completion of a vessel's first 
drydock required by Sec. 176.600 of this subchapter, which occurs after 
March 11, 1996.
    (b) An existing vessel need not comply with the marking requirement 
in Sec. Sec. 185.604 and 185.610, where the size and contents of the 
markings required by these sections vary from the size and contents of 
required markings on lifesaving equipment, watertight doors, and 
watertight hatches on the vessel prior to March 11, 1996, until the 
existing markings are no longer legible as determined by the cognizant 
Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI).
    (c) An existing vessel need not comply with the requirements of 
Sec. Sec. 185.514, 185.516, and 185.604(i) until completion of the 
first inspection for certification that occurs after March 11, 1996.

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 1005, Jan. 10, 1996; 61 FR 24465, May 15, 1996]