46 CFR 142.205

§ 142.205 Alternate standards.

United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective

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Citation: 46 CFR 142.205, § 142.205 Alternate standards, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228210
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(a) Towing vessels in compliance with Chapter II-2 of SOLAS (incorporated by reference, see § 136.112 of this subchapter) will be deemed to be in compliance with this part. (b) Towing vessels that comply with other alternate standards, deemed by the Commandant to provide an equivalent level of safety and performance, will be in compliance with this part.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.