[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: 46CFR195.07-5]

[Page 393]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 195_VESSEL CONTROL AND MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT--Table 
of Contents
 
               Subpart 195.07_Anchors, Chains, and Hawsers
 
Sec. 195.07-5  Ocean, coastwise, or Great Lakes service.

    (a) Vessels in ocean, coastwise, or Great Lakes service shall be 
fitted with anchors, chains, and hawsers which shall be in general 
agreement with the standards established by the American Bureau of 
Shipping, see subpart 188.35 of part 188 of this subchapter.
    (b) In addition to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section, 
the following requirements and alternatives also apply:
    (1) The American Bureau of Shipping rules relating to anchor 
equipment are mandatory, not a guide.
    (2) Vessels under 200 feet (61 meters) in length and with an 
American Bureau of Shipping equipment number of less than 150 may be 
equipped with either:
    (i) One anchor of the tabular weight and one-half the tabulated 
length of anchor chain listed in the applicable standard, or
    (ii) Two anchors of one-half the tabular weight with the total 
length of anchor chain listed in the applicable standard provided both 
anchors are in a position that allows for ready use at all times and the 
windlass is capable of heaving in either anchor.
    (c) Standards of other recognized classification societies may be 
used, in lieu of those established by the American Bureau of Shipping, 
upon approval by the Commandant.

[CGFR 67-83, 33 FR 1156, Jan. 27, 1968, as amended by CGD 87-013, 53 FR 
20624, June 6, 1988]