46 CFR 32.75-5
§ 32.75-5 Hull requirements; general—TB/ALL.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 32.75-5, § 32.75-5 Hull requirements; general—TB/ALL, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/224324
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The scantlings, material, and workmanship, and the fitting and fastening of parts shall be at least equivalent to the requirements of a recognized classification society for the particular service specified in the application for certificate of inspection and permit for the transportation of liquid flammable cargoes in bulk as of the date when the tank vessel was built, or as of the date when the vessel was converted into a tank vessel. In the absence of such classification requirements, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, shall satisfy himself that the vessel's structure as specified in this section is safe for the service to be specified in its certificate of inspection.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.