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Timestamp: 2020-08-15 20:58:29
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 24', 'art 24', '§24', '§24', 'art 24', '§24', '§24', '§24', 'art 24', '§24', '§24', 'art 24', '§24', '§24', '§24', '§24']

Title 46 → Chapter I → Subchapter C → Part 24
Subpart 24.01—Purpose
§24.01-1 Purpose of regulations.
§24.01-7 Right of appeal.
Subpart 24.05—Application
§24.05-1 Vessels subject to the requirements of this subchapter.
§24.05-5 Specific application noted in text.
§24.10-1 Definitions.
Subpart 24.15—Equivalents
§24.15-1 Conditions under which equivalents may be used.
§24.15-5 Canadian pleasure craft temporarily using navigable waters of the United States.
Subpart 24.20—General Marine Engineering Requirements
§24.20-1 Marine engineering details.
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 2113, 4302; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277, sec. 1-105; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1(II)(92)(a), (92)(b).
The purpose of the regulations in this subchapter is to set forth uniform minimum requirements for uninspected commercial vessels, certain motor vessels, vessels propelled by sail carrying passengers for hire, and barges carrying passengers for hire.
[CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51196, Sept. 30, 1997]
(a) This subchapter is applicable to all vessels indicated in column 5 of table 2.01-7(a), and is applicable to all such U.S.-flag vessels, and to all such foreign-flag vessels, except as follows:
[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16650, Dec. 30, 1965]
Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting §24.05-1, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov.
(a) At the beginning of the various parts, subparts, and sections, a more specific application is generally given for the particular portion of the text involved. This application sets forth the types, sizes, or services of vessels to which the text pertains, and in many cases limits the application of the text to vessels contracted for before or after a specific date. As used in this subchapter, the term vessels contracted for includes not only the contracting for the construction of a vessel, but also the contracting for a material alteration to a vessel, the contracting for the conversion of a vessel to a passenger vessel, and the changing of service or route of a vessel if such change increases or modifies the general requirements for the vessel or increases the hazards to which it might be subjected.
Source: USCG-1999-5040, 67 FR 34775, May 15, 2002, unless otherwise noted.
Coast Guard District Commander means an officer of the Coast Guard designated as such by the Commandant to command all Coast Guard activities within his or her district, which includes the inspection, enforcement, and administration of Subtitle II, Title 46 U.S. Code; Title 33 U.S. Code; and regulations issued under these statutes.
Consideration means an economic benefit, inducement, right, or profit, including pecuniary payment accruing to an individual, person, or entity but not including a voluntary sharing of the actual expenses of the voyage by monetary contribution or donation of fuel, food, beverage, or other supplies.
Motorboat means any vessel indicated in column five of table 24.05-1(a) in §24.05-1, 65 feet in length or less, which is equipped with propulsion machinery (including steam). The length must be measured from end-to-end over the deck, excluding sheer. This term includes a boat equipped with a detachable motor. For the purpose of this subchapter, motorboats are included under the term vessel, unless specifically noted otherwise.
(2) The expression “length must be measured from end-to-end over the deck excluding sheer” means a straight-line measurement of the overall length from the foremost part of the vessel to the aftermost part of the vessel, measured parallel to the centerline. Bowsprits, bumpkins, rudders, outboard motor brackets, and similar fittings or attachments, are not to be included in the measurement. Length must be stated in feet and inches.
Oceans means a route that goes beyond 20 nautical miles offshore on any of the following waters:
Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection or OCMI means any person from the civilian or military branch of the Coast Guard designated as such by the Commandant and who, under the direction of the Coast Guard District Commander, is in charge of an inspection zone for performance of duties related to the inspection, enforcement, and administration of Subtitle II, Title 46 U.S. Code; Title 33 U.S. Code; and regulations issued under these statutes.
Survival craft, when used on an uninspected passenger vessel over 100 gross tons means a lifeboat, inflatable liferaft, inflatable buoyant apparatus, or small boat.
Vessel, as used in this subpart includes all vessels indicated in column five of table 24.05-1(a) in §24.05-1, unless otherwise noted in this subpart.
(i) Carrying not more than six passengers, including at least one passenger-for-hire; or
(ii) That is chartered with the crew provided or specified by the owner or the owner's representative and carrying not more than six passengers.
(b) In any case where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Commandant that the use of any particular equipment, apparatus, or arrangement not specifically required by law is unreasonable or impracticable, the Commandant may permit the use of alternate equipment, apparatus, or arrangement to such an extent and upon such conditions as will insure to his satisfaction, a degree of safety consistent with the minimum standards set forth in this subchapter.
Uninspected Canadian pleasure craft (uninspected vessels) temporarily using navigable waters of the United States may carry in lieu of the equipment required by this subchapter, the equipment as required by the laws of the Dominion of Canada and the regulations of the Department of Transport, Ottawa, Canada.
[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16650, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51196, Sept. 30, 1997]
All marine engineering details relative to the design, construction, and testing of boilers and machinery on steam-propelled motorboats of over 40 feet in length will be found in subchapter F (Marine Engineering) of this chapter.
[USCG-2012-0832, 77 FR 59775, Oct. 1, 2012]