46 CFR 167.01-5
§ 167.01-5 Applicability; preemptive effect.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 167.01-5, § 167.01-5 Applicability; preemptive effect, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/229983
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(a) Regulations in this part contain requirements for the design, construction, inspection, lifesaving equipment, firefighting and fire prevention requirements, special operating requirements and number of persons allowed to be carried on nautical school ships. The regulations in this subchapter have preemptive effect over State or local regulations in the same field.
(b) Vessels owned or chartered by the United States Maritime Administration that may be used by or in connection with any nautical school are not normally considered as merchant vessels of the United States and, therefore, are not documented.
(c) Documented nautical school ships of 500 gross tons or more, on international voyages, shall comply with the standards of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, for cargo vessels.
(d) 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.