46 CFR § 69.73 - Treatment of novel type vessels.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s69.73"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 69.73 - Treatment of novel type vessels."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "69.73"
section_name: "Treatment of novel type vessels."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "DOCUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS"
part_number: "69"
part_name: "MEASUREMENT OF 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. 2301, 14103, 14104; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "CGD 87-015b, 54 FR 37657, Sept. 12, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "69"
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# 69.73 Treatment of novel type vessels.
(a) When application of this subpart to a novel type vessel produces unreasonable or impractical results, the Commandant may determine a more suitable method of measurement.
(b) Requests for a determination must be submitted to the Commandant, explaining the reasons for seeking a determination, and including a description of the spaces in question, if applicable.
[CGD 87-015b, 54 FR 37657, Sept. 12, 1989, as amended by CGD 97-057, 62 FR 51045, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-1999-6216, 64 FR 53225, Oct. 1, 1999; USCG-2011-0522, 81 FR 18722, Mar. 31, 2016]