46 CFR § 80.20 - Exception to requirements.

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title: "46 CFR § 80.20 - Exception to requirements."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "80.20"
section_name: "Exception to requirements."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "PASSENGER VESSELS"
part_number: "80"
part_name: "DISCLOSURE OF SAFETY STANDARDS AND COUNTRY OF REGISTRY"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "CGD 72-187R, 38 FR 9081, Apr. 10, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
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# 80.20 Exception to requirements.

(a) This part does not apply to vessels that comply with the safety standards set forth in the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974.

(b) If the exception in paragraph (a) of this section applies, the country of registry must appear in printed advertising or promotional literature as described in § 80.30(a), in a type no smaller than six points, American point system.

[CGD 72-187R, 38 FR 9081, Apr. 10, 1973, as amended by CGD 79-180, 48 FR 7456, Feb. 22, 1983; CGD 90-008, 55 FR 30661, July 26, 1990]