46 CFR 31.40-5
§ 31.40-5 Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate—T/ALL.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 31.40-5, § 31.40-5 Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate—T/ALL, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/224173
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(a) All tankships on an international voyage are required to have a Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate. This certificate shall be issued by the U.S. Coast Guard or the American Bureau of Shipping to certain vessels on behalf of the United States of America as provided in Regulation 12, Chapter I, of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974.
(b) All such tankships shall meet the applicable requirements of this chapter for tankships on an international voyage.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.