46 CFR 80.20
§ 80.20 Exception to requirements.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 80.20, § 80.20 Exception to requirements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/226189
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(a) This part does not apply to vessels that comply with the safety standards set forth in the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974.
(b) If the exception in paragraph (a) of this section applies, the country of registry must appear in printed advertising or promotional literature as described in § 80.30(a), in a type no smaller than six points, American point system.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.