46 CFR § 144.215 - Special consideration.

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title: "46 CFR § 144.215 - Special consideration."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "144.215"
section_name: "Special consideration."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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part_name: "CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT"
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# 144.215 Special consideration.

The cognizant OCMI may give special consideration to the structural requirements for a vessel if that vessel is:

(a) Not greater than 65 feet in length;

(b) Operating exclusively within a limited geographic area; or

(c) Of an unusual design not contemplated by the rules of the American Bureau of Shipping or other recognized classification society.