46 CFR 62.01-1
§ 62.01-1 Purpose, preemptive effect.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 62.01-1, § 62.01-1 Purpose, preemptive effect, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/225348
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The purpose of this part is to make sure that the safety of a vessel with automated vital systems, in maneuvering and all other sailing conditions, is equal to that of the vessel with the vital systems under direct manual operator supervision. The regulations in this part have preemptive effect over State or local regulations in the same field.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.