46 CFR § 46.10-70 - Plans and inspections of new and converted vessels.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s46.10-70"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 46.10-70 - Plans and inspections of new and converted vessels."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "46.10-70"
section_name: "Plans and inspections of new and converted vessels."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "LOAD LINES"
part_number: "46"
part_name: "SUBDIVISION LOAD LINES FOR PASSENGER VESSELS"
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. 3306; 46 U.S.C. 5101-5116; E.O. 12234, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16769, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "46"
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# 46.10-70 Plans and inspections of new and converted vessels.
(a) Plans for a new passenger vessel or a vessel to be converted to a passenger vessel shall be submitted to the Commandant as required by subpart 71.65 of subchapter H (Passenger Vessels) of this chapter.
(b) Inspections shall be made during the construction or conversion of the vessel as required by subpart 71.20 of subchapter H (Passenger Vessels) of this chapter.
(c) Upon completion of construction or conversion of a passenger vessel, a stability test must be performed and stability information must be supplied to the operator as required by part 170 of this chapter.
[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16769, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51007, Nov. 4, 1983]