46 CFR § 136.120 - Special consideration.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s136.120"
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title: "46 CFR § 136.120 - Special consideration."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "136.120"
section_name: "Special consideration."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "M"
subchapter_name: "TOWING VESSELS"
part_number: "136"
part_name: "CERTIFICATION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 3103, 3301, 3306, 3308, 3316, 8104, 8904; 33 CFR 1.05; DHS Delegation 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 136.120 Special consideration.

Based on a review of relevant information and on the TSMS applicable to the vessel, the cognizant OCMI who issues the COI may give special consideration to authorizing departures from specific requirements, when unusual circumstances or arrangements warrant such departures and when an equivalent level of safety is provided.