46 CFR § 140.105 - Applicability and delayed implementation for existing vessels.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s140.105"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 140.105 - Applicability and delayed implementation for existing vessels."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "140.105"
section_name: "Applicability and delayed implementation for existing vessels."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "M"
subchapter_name: "TOWING VESSELS"
part_number: "140"
part_name: "OPERATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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: "USCG-2006-24412, 81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 140.105 Applicability and delayed implementation for existing vessels.

This part applies to all towing vessels subject to this subchapter.

(a) With the exception § 140.500, which has a later implementation date, an existing towing vessel must comply with the requirements in this part no later than either July 20, 2018 or the date the vessel obtains a Certificate of Inspection (COI), whichever date is earlier.

(b) The delayed implementation provisions in paragraph (a) of this section do not apply to a new towing vessel.