46 CFR § 114.550 - Special consideration.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s114.550"
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title: "46 CFR § 114.550 - Special consideration."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "114.550"
section_name: "Special consideration."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS CARRYING MORE THAN 150 PASSENGERS OR WITH OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MORE THAN 49 PASSENGERS"
part_number: "114"
part_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; 49 U.S.C. App. 1804; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2, paragraph (II)(92)(a); § 114.900 also issued under 44 U.S.C. 3507."
regulatory_source: "CGD 85-080, 61 FR 885, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 114.550 Special consideration.

In applying the provisions of this subchapter, the OCMI may give special consideration to authorizing departures from the specific requirements when unusual circumstances or arrangements warrant such departures and an equivalent level of safety is provided. The OCMI of each marine inspection zone in which a vessel operates must approve any special consideration granted to the vessel.