[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR45.15]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 45_GREAT LAKES LOAD LINES--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 45.15  Exemptions.

    (a) The Commandant may exempt a ship from any of the requirements in 
this part if the chairman of the board of Steamship Inspections, 
Department of Transport, Canada, and the Commandant agree that the 
sheltered nature or the condition of that voyage make it unreasonable or 
impracticable to apply requirements of this part.
    (b) The Commandant may exempt a vessel that embodies features of a 
novel kind from any of the requirements of this part if those 
requirements might seriously impede research into the development of 
such features and their incorporation in ships. Any such vessel must 
comply with the safety requirements that, in the opinion of the 
Commandant, are adequate for the service for which the vessel is 
intended and will insure the overall safety of the vessel. If the 
Commandant grants an exemption pursuant to this paragraph he 
communicates the details of the exemption and the reasons therefor to 
the chairman of the board of Steamship Inspections.
    (c) A vessel that is not normally engaged on voyages to which this 
part applies but that, in exceptional circumstances, is required to 
undertake a single such voyage between two specific ports may be 
exempted by the Commandant from any of the requirements of this part, if 
the ship complies with safety requirements that, in the opinion of the 
Commandant are adequate for the voyage that is to be undertaken by the 
vessel.
    (d) Unmanned dry cargo river barges carrying non-hazardous cargoes 
on certain routes on Lake Michigan may be exempted from load line 
requirements in accordance with the conditions specified in subpart E of 
this part.

[CGD 73-49R, 38 FR 12290, May 10, 1973, as amended by CGD 84-058, 50 FR 
19533, May 9, 1985; USCG-1998-4623, 67 FR 19690, Apr. 23, 2002]