46 CFR § 167.15-25 - Inspection standards for hulls, boilers and machinery.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s167.15-25"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 167.15-25 - Inspection standards for hulls, boilers and machinery."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "167.15-25"
section_name: "Inspection standards for hulls, boilers and machinery."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "R"
subchapter_name: "NAUTICAL SCHOOLS"
part_number: "167"
part_name: "PUBLIC NAUTICAL SCHOOL SHIPS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306, 3307, 6101, 8105; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 51-11, 16 FR 3218, Apr. 12, 1951, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "167"
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# 167.15-25 Inspection standards for hulls, boilers and machinery.
Except as otherwise provided by law or regulations in this subpart, the following standards shall be accepted as standard by the inspectors:
(a) American Bureau of Shipping “Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels” regarding the construction of hulls, boilers and machinery in effect on the date of inspection. These rules may be purchased from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), ABS Plaza, 16855 Northchase Drive, Houston, TX 77060.
(b) U. S. Navy Standard Construction Specification in effect on the date of inspection.
(c) U. S. Coast Guard Standard Construction Specification in effect on the date of inspection.
[CGFR 51-11, 16 FR 3218, Apr. 12, 1951, as amended by USCG-1999-6216, 64 FR 53228, Oct. 1, 1999; USCG-2000-7790, 65 FR 58464, Sept. 29, 2000]