46 CFR § 91.60-5 - Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate.

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title: "46 CFR § 91.60-5 - Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate."
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section_number: "91.60-5"
section_name: "Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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subchapter_name: "CARGO AND MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS"
part_number: "91"
part_name: "INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION"
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# 91.60-5 Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate.

(a) All vessels on an international voyage are required to have a Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate. This certificate shall be issued by the U.S. Coast Guard or the American Bureau of Shipping to certain vessels on behalf of the United States of America as provided in Regulation 12, chapter I, of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974.

(b) All such vessels shall meet the applicable requirements of this chapter for vessels on an international voyage.

[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 90-008, 55 FR 30661, July 26, 1990]