33 CFR § 96.420 - What authority may an organization ask for under this regulation?

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title: "33 CFR § 96.420 - What authority may an organization ask for under this regulation?"
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "96.420"
section_name: "What authority may an organization ask for under this regulation?"
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "VESSEL OPERATING REGULATIONS"
part_number: "96"
part_name: "RULES FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF VESSELS AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 3201 et. seq.; 46 U.S.C. 3103; 46 U.S.C. 3316; 33 U.S.C. 1231."
regulatory_source: "CGD 95-073, 62 FR 67506, Dec. 24, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
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# 96.420 What authority may an organization ask for under this regulation?

(a) An organization may request authorization to conduct safety management audits and to issue the following certificates:

(1) Safety Management Certificate;

(2) Document of Compliance certificate;

(3) Interim Safety Management Certificate; and

(4) Interim Document of Compliance certificate.

(b) [Reserved]