1625-0081 Stat/Authority

46 CFR 31.01-3 (up to date as of 10/21/2024)
Alternate compliance.

46 CFR 31.01-3 (Oct. 21, 2024)

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Title 46 —Shipping
Chapter I —Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
Subchapter D —Tank Vessels
Part 31 —Inspection and Certification
Subpart 31.01 —General
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3205, 3306, 3307, 3703; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR,
1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.
Section 31.10-21 also issued under the authority of Sect. 4109, Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 515.
Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16662, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

§ 31.01-3 Alternate compliance.
(a) In place of compliance with other applicable provisions of this subchapter, the owner or operator of a
vessel subject to plan review and inspection under this subchapter for initial issuance or renewal of a
Certificate of Inspection may comply with the Alternate Compliance Program provisions of part 8 of this
chapter.
(b) For the purposes of this section, a list of authorized classification societies, including information for
ordering copies of approved classification society rules and supplements, is available from Commandant
(CG-ENG), Attn: Office of Design and Engineering Systems, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin
Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7509; telephone 202-372-1372 or fax 202-372-1925.
Approved classification society rules and supplements are incorporated by reference into 46 CFR
8.110(b).
[CGD 95-010, 62 FR 67536, Dec. 24, 1997, as amended by USCG-1999-5004, 64 FR 30439, June 8, 1999; USCG-2004-18884, 69 FR
58345, Sept. 30, 2004; USCG-2006-25697, 71 FR 55745, Sept. 25, 2006; USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49226, Sept. 25, 2009;
USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60146, Sept. 30, 2013]

46 CFR 31.01-3(b) (enhanced display)

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