[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR2.10-5]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 2_VESSEL INSPECTIONS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart 2.10_Fees
 
Sec. 2.10-5  Exemptions.

    (a) Vessels owned or operated by a non-profit organization may be 
exempted from payment of the fees required by this subpart, only if the 
vessel is used exclusively for one or more of the following:
    (1) Training youth in boating, seamanship, or navigation skills;
    (2) Educating youth in a course of marine environmental studies;
    (3) Providing excursions for persons with disabilities as defined 
under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) [42 U.S.C. 12102(2)]; or
    (4) Providing medical services.
    (b) Vessels owned or operated by the Federal government or the 
government of any State or political subdivision thereunder may be 
exempted from the fees required by this subpart provided the vessel is 
used exclusively for one or more of the purposes listed in paragraph (a) 
of this section.
    (c) The term used exclusively in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this 
section does not preclude:
    (1) The carriage of adult volunteers or crew, or
    (2) The vessel's use for fundraising activities without regard to 
the age of the participants aboard the vessel, provided revenues raised 
are for the operation and maintenance of the vessel and that such 
fundraising activities do not exceed one day of fundraising for each 
month of the vessel's operating season.
    (d) Vessel owners or operators may submit a written request for 
exemption to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, of the Marine 
Inspection Zone in which the vessel normally operates. The exemption 
request must provide the vessel name, the vessel identification number, 
and evidence that the organization and the vessel meet the criteria set 
forth in this section.

[CGD 96-067, 62 FR 19232, Apr. 21, 1997, as amended by CDG 96-067, 63 FR 
59474, Nov. 4, 1998]