33 CFR § 148.505 - How do I apply for an exemption?

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title: "33 CFR § 148.505 - How do I apply for an exemption?"
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "148.505"
section_name: "How do I apply for an exemption?"
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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subchapter_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS"
part_number: "148"
part_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS: GENERAL"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 1504; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1 (75)."
regulatory_source: "USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
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# 148.505 How do I apply for an exemption?

(a) Any person required to comply with a requirement in this subchapter may submit a petition for exemption from that requirement.

(b) The petition must be submitted in writing to the Commandant (CG-5P) and the MARAD Administrator.

(c) The Commandant (CG-5P) may require the petition to provide an alternative to the requirement.

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39177, July 1, 2013]