33 CFR § 104.140 - Alternative Security Programs.

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title: "33 CFR § 104.140 - Alternative Security Programs."
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title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
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section_name: "Alternative Security Programs."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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# 104.140 Alternative Security Programs.

A vessel owner or operator may use an Alternative Security Program as approved under § 101.120 of this subchapter if:

(a) The Alternative Security Program is appropriate to that class of vessel;

(b) The vessel is not subject to the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974; and

(c) The Alternative Security Program is implemented in its entirety.

[USCG-2003-14749, 68 FR 39302, July 1, 2003, as amended at 68 FR 60513, Oct. 22, 2003]