[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: 46CFR31.10-1]

[Page 407]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 31_INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart 31.10_Inspections
 
Sec. 31.10-1  Recognized classification society--TB/ALL.


    (a) In the inspection of hulls, boilers, and machinery, the current 
standards established by the American Bureau of Shipping and designated 
Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels respecting material and 
construction of hulls, boilers, and machinery, except as otherwise 
provided for by law and regulations in this chapter, shall be accepted 
as standard by the Coast Guard.
    (b) The current standards established by the American Bureau of 
Shipping in effect at the time of construction of the vessel, or 
otherwise as applicable, shall be used. The book Rules for Building and 
Classing Steel Vessels is usually published annually and may be 
purchased from the American Bureau of Shipping, ABS Plaza, 16855 
Northchase Drive, Houston, TX 77060. These standards may be also 
examined at the office of the Commandant (G-M), U.S. Coast Guard, 
Washington, DC 20593-0001, or at the office of any Coast Guard District 
Commander or Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.
    (c) The approved plans and certificate of the American Bureau of 
Shipping, or other recognized classification society for classed 
vessels, may be accepted by the Coast Guard as evidence of the 
structural efficiency of the hull and reliability of machinery of 
vessels subject to the regulations in this subchapter, except as 
otherwise provided for by laws and regulations in this chapter.

[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16662, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68-32, 33 FR 
5712, Apr. 12, 1968; CGD 88-070, 53 FR 34533, Sept. 7, 1988; 53 FR 
37570, Sept. 27, 1988; 53 FR 44011, Nov. 1, 1988; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 
50461, Sept. 29, 1995; USCG-2000-7790, 65 FR 58459, Sept. 29, 2000]