[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: 46CFR8.100]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 8_VESSEL INSPECTION ALTERNATIVES--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 8.100  Definitions.


    Authorized Classification Society means a recognized classification 
society that has been delegated the authority to conduct certain 
functions and certifications on behalf of the Coast Guard.
    Class Rules means the standards developed and published by a 
classification society regarding the design, construction and 
certification of commercial vessels.
    Classed means that a vessel meets the classification society 
requirements that embody the technical rules, regulations, standards, 
guidelines and associated surveys and inspections covering the design, 
construction and through-life compliance of a ship's structure and 
essential engineering and electrical systems.
    Commandant means the Commandant of the Coast Guard.
    Delegated Function means a function related to Coast Guard 
commercial vessel inspection which has been delegated to a 
classification society. Delegated functions may include issuance of 
international convention certificates and participation in the Alternate 
Compliance Program under this part.
    Delegated Function Related to General Vessel Safety Assessment means 
issuance of the SOLAS Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate or 
issuance of the SOLAS Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate.
    Exclusive Surveyor means a person who is employed solely by a 
classification society and is authorized to conduct vessel surveys. 
Independent surveyors, hired on a case-by-case basis, or surveyors of 
another classification society are not considered exclusive surveyors 
for the performance of delegated functions on behalf of the Coast Guard.
    Gross Tons means vessel tonnage measured in accordance with the 
International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969. Vessels 
not measured by this convention must be measured in accordance with the 
method utilized by the flag state administration of that vessel.
    MARPOL 73/78 means the Protocol of 1978 relating to the 
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 
1973, and includes the Convention which means the International 
Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, including 
Protocols I and II and Annexes I, II, and V thereto, including any 
modification or amendments to the Convention, Protocols or Annexes which 
have entered into force for the United States.
    Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) means any person from 
the civilian or military branch of the Coast Guard designated as such by 
the Commandant and who, under the superintendence and direction of a 
Coast Guard District Commander, is in charge of an inspection zone for 
the performance of duties with respect to the inspection, enforcement, 
and administration of 46 U.S.C., Revised Statutes, and acts amendatory 
thereof or

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supplemental thereto, and rules and regulations thereunder.
    Recognized Classification Society means the American Bureau of 
Shipping or other classification society recognized by the Commandant 
under this part.
    SOLAS means International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 
1974, as amended.