46 CFR 153.12
§ 153.12 IMO Certificates for United States Ships.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 153.12, § 153.12 IMO Certificates for United States Ships, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228622
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Full text
Either a classification society authorized under 46 CFR part 8, or the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, issues a United States ship an IMO Certificate endorsed to allow the carriage of a hazardous material or NLS cargo in table 1 of this part if the following requirements are met:
(a) The ship's owner must make a request to the OCMI for the IMO Certificate.
(b) The ship must meet this part.
(c) Self-propelled ships contracted for after November 1, 1973 but built before December 28, 1977 must meet requirements in this part that apply to a self-propelled ship built on December 28, 1977.
(d) Non-self-propelled ships contracted for after November 1, 1973 but built before July 1, 1983 must meet the requirements in this part applying to non-self-propelled ships built on July 1, 1983.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.