The Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Center (MSC), may approve any arrangement, fitting, appliance, apparatus, equipment, calculation, information, or test that provides a level of safety equivalent to that established by specific provisions of this subchapter. Requests for approval must be submitted to the Marine Safety Center. If necessary, the Marine Safety Center may require engineering evaluations and tests to demonstrate the equivalence of the substitute.
[CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28275, June 4, 1996]
authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333;
46 U.S.C. 3306,
3307,
3703; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2; § 110.01-2 also issued under
44 U.S.C. 3507. Sections 110.15-1 and 110.25-1 also issued under sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905
source: CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15232, Apr. 8, 1982, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 110.20-1