46 CFR § 249.12 - Waivers.

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title: "46 CFR § 249.12 - Waivers."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "249.12"
section_name: "Waivers."
chapter_name: "MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AFFECTING SUBSIDIZED VESSELS AND OPERATORS"
part_number: "249"
part_name: "APPROVAL OF UNDERWRITERS FOR MARINE HULL INSURANCE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Sec. 204(b), 1109, Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 App. U.S.C. 1114(b), 1279b); 49 CFR 1.66."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 23119, June 20, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "249"
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# 249.12 Waivers.

The provision of this part may be waived in writing, for special circumstances and good cause shown, provided the procedures adopted are consistent with the Act and with the intent of these regulations.