46 CFR 50.05-20
§ 50.05-20 Steam-propelled vessels.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 50.05-20, § 50.05-20 Steam-propelled vessels, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/224883
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(a) The requirements covering design of the propelling engine, boiler, and the auxiliary machinery, and the inspection thereof on all vessels which are more than 40 feet in length, and which are propelled by machinery driven by steam must be in accordance with the applicable provisions of this subchapter.
(b) If the engines, boilers, and auxiliary machinery are found to be in safe operating condition at the initial or subsequent periodical inspection, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, must issue a letter to that effect. Such letter must be posted on the vessel under glass. The letter will be valid for a specified period of time, as determined by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. The owner, within 30 days prior to its expiration, must make application to the nearest Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection for a renewal thereof.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.