46 CFR 126.235
§ 126.235 Alternate compliance.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 126.235, § 126.235 Alternate compliance, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/227745
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(a) In place of compliance with other applicable provisions of this subchapter, the owner or operator of a vessel subject to plan review and inspection under this subchapter for initial issuance or renewal of a Certificate of Inspection (CG-841 rev. 3/85) may comply with the Alternate Compliance Program provisions of 46 CFR part 8.
(b) For the purposes of this section, a list of authorized classification societies, including information for ordering copies of approved classification society rules and supplements, is available at Coast Guard Headquarters. Contact Commandant (CG-ENG-2), Attn: Naval Architecture Division, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7509; telephone 202-372-1372 or fax 202-372-1925.Approved classification society rules and supplements are incorporated by reference into 46 CFR 8.110(b).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.