Code of Federal Regulations Title 46. Shipping § 46.71.15–5 Alternate compliance

(a) In place of compliance with other applicable provisions of this subchapter, the owner or operator of a vessel subject to plan review and inspection under this subchapter for initial issuance or renewal of a Certificate of Inspection may comply with the Alternate Compliance Program provisions of part 8 of this chapter.

(b) For the purposes of this section, a list of authorized classification societies, including information for ordering copies of approved classification society rules and supplements, is available at Coast Guard Headquarters. Contact Commandant (CG–ENG), Attn:  Office of Design and Engineering Systems, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593–7509;  telephone 202–372–1372 or fax 202–372–1925. Approved classification society rules and supplements are incorporated by reference into 46 CFR 8.110(b).