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Code of Federal Regulations Title 46. Shipping § 46.177.300 Structural design

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Except as otherwise allowed by this subpart, a vessel must comply with the structural design requirements of one of the standards listed below for the hull material of the vessel.

(a) Wooden hull vessels:  Lloyd's Yachts and Small Craft (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600);

(b) Steel hull vessels:

(1) Lloyd's Yachts and Small Craft;  or

(2) ABS Steel Vessel Rules (< 61 Meters)(incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600);

(c) Fiber reinforced plastic vessels:

(1) Lloyd's Yachts and Small Craft;

(2) ABS Plastic Vessel Rules (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600);  or

(3) ABS High Speed Craft (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600);

(d) Aluminum hull vessels:

(1) Lloyd's Yachts and Small Craft;  or

(i) For a vessel of more than 30.5 meters (100 feet) in length:  ABS Aluminum Vessel Rules (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600);  or

(ii) For a vessel of not more than 30.5 meters (100 feet) in length:  ABS Steel Vessel Rules (< 61 Meters), with the appropriate conversions from the ABS Aluminum Vessel Rules;  or

(2) ABS High Speed Craft;

(e) Steel hull vessels operating in protected waters:  ABS Steel Vessel Rules (Rivers/Intracoastal) (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600).

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