[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: 46CFR8.320]

[Page 85]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 8_VESSEL INSPECTION ALTERNATIVES--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart C_International Convention Certificate Issuance
 
Sec. 8.320  Classification society authorization to issue 

international certificates.

    (a) The Commandant may authorize a recognized classification society 
to issue certain international convention certificates. Authorization 
will be based on review of:
    (1) Applicable class rules; and
    (2) Applicable classification society procedures.
    (b) The Coast Guard may delegate issuance of the following 
international convention certificates to a recognized classification 
society:
    (1) International Load Line Certificate;
    (2) International Tonnage Certificate (1969);
    (3) SOLAS Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate;
    (4) SOLAS Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate;
    (5) International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of 
Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk;
    (6) International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of 
Liquefied Gases in Bulk;
    (7) International Maritime Organization (IMO) Mobile Offshore 
Drilling Unit Safety Certificate;
    (8) MARPOL 73/78 International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate; 
and
    (9) MARPOL 73/78 International Pollution Prevention Certificate for 
the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk.
    (c) The Coast Guard will enter into a written agreement with a 
recognized classification society authorized to issue international 
convention certificates. This agreement will define the scope, terms, 
conditions and requirements of that delegation. Conditions of these 
agreements are presented in Sec. 8.130.

[CGD 95-010, 62 FR 67532, Dec. 24, 1997, as amended by USCG-2004-18884, 
69 FR 58342, Sept. 30, 2004]