[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: 46CFR50.05-15]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 50_GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart 50.05_Application
 
Sec. 50.05-15  Vessels subject to regulations in this subchapter.

    (a) Passenger vessels, tank vessels, cargo and miscellaneous 
vessels, nautical schoolships, mobile offshore drilling units, and 
oceanographic vessels are subject to the regulations in this subchapter 
to the extent prescribed by various laws and regulations as described in 
Sec. 50.01-1. The applicable provisions in this subchapter shall apply 
to all such U.S. flag vessels, and to all such foreign vessels which 
carry passengers from any port in the United States except as follows:
    (1) Any vessel of a foreign nation signatory to the International 
Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, and which has on board a 
current, valid Convention certificate attesting to the sufficiency of 
the marine engineering details as prescribed by applicable regulations 
in this chapter.
    (2) Any vessel of a foreign nation having inspection laws 
approximating those of the United States together with reciprocal 
inspection arrangements with the United States, and which has on board a 
current, valid certificate of inspection issued by its government under 
such arrangements.
    (3) Any vessel operating exclusively on inland waters which are not 
navigable waters of the United States.
    (4) Any vessel laid up and dismantled and out of commission.
    (5) With the exception of vessels of the U.S. Maritime 
Administration, any vessel with the title vested in the United States 
and which is used for public purposes.
    (b) Notwithstanding the exceptions previously noted in paragraphs 
(a) (1) and (2) of this section, foreign vessels of novel design or 
construction or whose operation involves potential unusual risks shall 
be subject to inspection to the extent necessary to safeguard life and 
property in U.S. ports, as further provided by Sec. 2.01-13 in 
subchapter A (Procedures Applicable to the Public) of this chapter.

[CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18808, Dec. 18, 1968, as amended by CGD 73-251, 43 FR 
56799, Dec. 4, 1978; CGD 80-161, 48 FR 15472, Apr. 11, l983; CGD 90-008, 
55 FR 30660, July 26, 1990; CGD 95-012, 60 FR 48049, Sept. 18, 1995]