46 CFR 178.115
§ 178.115 Applicability to existing vessels.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 178.115, § 178.115 Applicability to existing vessels, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/230709
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Except where specifically stated otherwise, an existing vessel must comply with the intact stability and seaworthiness regulations which were applicable to the vessel on March 10, 1996, or, as an alternative, the vessel may comply with the regulations in 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.