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§ 28.710

46 CFR Ch. I (10–1–07 Edition)

Subpart G—Aleutian Trade Act
Vessels

§ 28.710 Examination and certification
of compliance.
(a) At least once in every two years
each vessel must be examined for compliance with the regulations of this
subchapter by the ABS, a similarly
qualified organization, or a surveyor of
an accepted organization.
(b) Each individual performing an examination under paragraph (a) of this
section, upon finding the vessel to be in
compliance with the requirements of
this chapter, must provide a written
certification of compliance to the
owner or operator of the vessel.
(c) Each certification of compliance
issued under paragraph (b) of this section must:
(1) Be signed by the individual that
performed the examination;
(2) Include the name of the organization the individual performing the examination represents or the name of
the accepted organization the individual belongs to; and
(3) State that the vessel has been examined and found to meet the specific
requirements of this chapter.
(d) A certification of compliance
issued under paragraph (b) of this section must be retained on board the vessel until superseded.
(e) A copy of the certification of compliance issued under paragraph (b) of
this section must be forwarded by the
organization under whose authority
the examination was performed to the
Coast Guard District Commander (Attention: Fishing Vessel Safety Coordinator) in charge of the district in
which the examination took place.

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§ 28.720

Survey and classification.

(a) Each vessel which is built after or
which undergoes a major conversion
completed after July 27, 1990, must be
classed by the ABS, or a similarly
qualified organization.
(b) Each vessel which is classed under
paragraph (a) of this section must:
(1) Have on board a certificate of
class issued by the organization that
classed the vessel.
(2) Meet all survey and classification
requirements prescribed by the organization that classed the vessel.

SOURCE: CGD 94–025, 60 FR 54444, Oct. 24,
1995, unless otherwise noted.

§ 28.800 Applicability and general requirements.
(a) This subpart applies to each fish
tender vessel engaged in the Aleutian
trade that has not undergone a major
conversion and:
(1) Was operated in Aleutian trade
before September 8, 1990; or
(2) Was purchased to be used in the
Aleutian trade before September 8,
1990, and entered into service in the
Aleutian trade before June 1, 1992.
(b) Except as noted otherwise in this
subpart, a vessel subject to this subpart must also comply with the requirements of subparts A, B, and C of
this part.
(c) Each fish tender vessel engaged in
the Aleutian trade that undergoes a
major conversion after September 15,
1991 must comply with the additional
requirements of subpart D.
(d) A fish tender vessel engaged in
the Aleutian trade is subject to inspection under the provisions of 46 U.S.C.
3301 (1), (6), or (7) unless it:
(1) Is not more than 500 gross tons;
(2) Has an incline test performed by a
marine surveyor; and
(3) Has written stability instructions
posted on board the vessel.
§ 28.805 Launching of survival craft.
In addition to the survival craft requirements in subpart B, each vessel
must have a gate or other opening in
the deck rails, lifelines, or bulwarks
adjacent to the stowage location of
each survival craft which has a mass of
more than 50 kilograms (110 pounds), so
that the survival craft can be manually
launched.
§ 28.810 Deck rails, lifelines, storm
rails and hand grabs.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in
paragraph (d) of this section, deck
rails, lifelines, grab rails, or equivalent
protection must be installed near the
periphery of all weather decks accessible to individuals. Where space limitations make deck rails impractical,
hand grabs may be substituted.

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