46 CFR § 32.56-1 - Application—T/ALL.

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title: "46 CFR § 32.56-1 - Application—T/ALL."
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section_number: "32.56-1"
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chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "TANK VESSELS"
part_number: "32"
part_name: "SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, AND HULL REQUIREMENTS"
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# 32.56-1 Application—T/ALL.

(a) This subpart applies to all tankships that have a keel laying date on or after January 1, 1975.

(b) Vessels meeting the structural fire protection requirements of SOLAS, Chapter II-2, Regulations 5, 6, 8, 9, and 11 (incorporated by reference, see § 32.01-1), may be considered equivalent to the provisions of this subpart.

[CGD 74-127, 41 FR 3844, Jan. 26, 1976, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51198, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2012-0196, 81 FR 48248, July 22, 2016]