46 CFR § 126.480 - Safety Management Certificate.

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title: "46 CFR § 126.480 - Safety Management Certificate."
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title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "126.480"
section_name: "Safety Management Certificate."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "L"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS"
part_number: "126"
part_name: "INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION"
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# 126.480 Safety Management Certificate.

(a) All offshore supply vessels of 500 gross tons or over to which 33 CFR part 96 applies, on an international voyage must have a valid Safety Management Certificate and a copy of their company's valid Document of Compliance certificate on board.

(b) A Safety Management Certificate is issued for a period of not more than 60 months.

[CGD 95-073, 62 FR 67515, Dec. 24, 1997]