46 CFR § 28.720 - Survey and classification.

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title: "46 CFR § 28.720 - Survey and classification."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "28.720"
section_name: "Survey and classification."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "UNINSPECTED VESSELS"
part_number: "28"
part_name: "REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 3316, 4502, 4505, 4506, 6104, 8103, 10603; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
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# 28.720 Survey and classification.

(a) Each vessel which is built after or which undergoes a major conversion completed after July 27, 1990, must be classed by the ABS, or a similarly qualified organization.

(b) Each vessel which is classed under paragraph (a) of this section must:

(1) Have on board a certificate of class issued by the organization that classed the vessel.

(2) Meet all survey and classification requirements prescribed by the organization that classed the vessel.