[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 46, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 46CFR115.930]



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                            TITLE 46_SHIPPING



                  (This book contains parts 90 to 139)

 

   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 115_INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart I_International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as 

                             Amended (SOLAS)

 

Sec.  115.930  Equivalents.



    In accordance with Chapter I (General Provisions) Regulation 5, of 

SOLAS, the Commandant may accept an equivalent to a particular fitting, 

material, appliance, apparatus, or any particular provision required by 

the SOLAS regulations if satisfied that such equivalent is at least as 

effective as that required by the regulations. An owner or managing 

operator of a vessel may submit a request for the acceptance of an 

equivalent following the procedures in Sec.  114.540 of this subchapter. 

The Commandant will indicate the acceptance of an equivalent on the 

vessel's SOLAS Passenger Ship Safety Certificate.



[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 892, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended by CGD 97-057, 62 FR 

51047, Sept. 30, 1997]