46 CFR § 2.45-10 - General.

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title: "46 CFR § 2.45-10 - General."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "2.45-10"
section_name: "General."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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subchapter_name: "PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC"
part_number: "2"
part_name: "VESSEL INSPECTIONS"
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# 2.45-10 General.

(a) A classification society (including an employee or agent of that society) must not review, examine, survey, or certify the construction, repair, or alteration of a vessel in the United States unless it is approved under the provisions of this subpart.

(b) This subpart applies to a recognized organization that meets the definition of a classification society provided in § 2.45-1 of this subpart.