46 CFR § 170.010 - Equivalents.

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title: "46 CFR § 170.010 - Equivalents."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "170.010"
section_name: "Equivalents."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "S"
subchapter_name: "SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY"
part_number: "170"
part_name: "STABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL INSPECTED VESSELS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51010, Nov. 4, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
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# 170.010 Equivalents.

Substitutions for fittings, equipment, arrangements, calculations, information, or tests required in this subchapter may be approved by the Commandant, the Commanding Officer (MSC), Attn: Marine Safety Center, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7430, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7430, or the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, if the substitution provides an equivalent level of safety.

[USCG-2007-29018, 72 FR 53968, Sept. 21, 2007, as amended by USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49239, Sept. 25, 2009; USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60163, Sept. 30, 2013; USCG-2016-0498, 82 FR 35093, July 28, 2017]