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46 CFR § 32.80-1 - General requirements—B/ALL.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s32.80-1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 32.80-1 - General requirements—B/ALL."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "32.80-1"
section_name: "General requirements—B/ALL."
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703, 3719; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; Subpart 32.59 also issued under the authority of Sec. 4109, Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 515."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16671, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "32"
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# 32.80-1 General requirements—B/ALL.

All tank barges with hulls constructed of materials other than iron or steel, the construction or conversion of which was started prior to September 2, 1945, and to which certificates of inspection were issued prior to March 2, 1946, shall be considered the same as tank barges constructed prior to November 10, 1936.