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46 CFR 8.320 (up to date as of 10/21/2024)
Classification society authorization to issue international certificates.

46 CFR 8.320 (Oct. 21, 2024)

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Title 46 —Shipping
Chapter I —Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
Subchapter A —Procedures Applicable to the Public
Part 8 —Vessel Inspection Alternatives
Subpart C —International Convention Certificate Issuance
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1903, 1904, 3803 and 3821; 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3306, 3316, 3703, and 70034; Department of Homeland
Security Delegation No. 0170.1 and Aug. 8, 2011 Delegation of Authority, Anti-Fouling Systems.
Source: CGD 95-010, 62 FR 67532, Dec. 24, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 8 appear by USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49224, Sept. 25, 2009.
§ 8.320 Classification society authorization to issue international certificates.
(a) The Commandant may authorize a recognized classification society to issue certain international
convention certificates. Authorization will be based on review of:
(1) Applicable class rules; and
(2) Applicable classification society procedures.
(b) The Coast Guard may delegate issuance of the following international convention certificates to a
recognized classification society:
(1) International Load Line Certificate;
(2) International Tonnage Certificate (1969);
(3) SOLAS Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate;
(4) SOLAS Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate;
(5) International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk;
(6) International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk;
(7) International Maritime Organization (IMO) Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Safety Certificate;
(8) MARPOL 73/78 International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate;
(9) MARPOL 73/78 International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid
Substances in Bulk;
(10) SOLAS Passenger Ship Safety Certificate;
(11) High-Speed Craft Safety Certificate;
(12) MARPOL 73/78 International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate;
(13) International Anti-fouling System Certificate;
(14) MARPOL 73/78 International Energy Efficiency Certificate;
(15) Polar Ship Certificate.
46 CFR 8.320(b)(15) (enhanced display)

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46 CFR 8.320 (up to date as of 10/21/2024)
Classification society authorization to issue international certificates.

46 CFR 8.320(c)

(c) The Coast Guard will enter into a written agreement with a recognized classification society authorized to
issue international convention certificates. This agreement will define the scope, terms, conditions and
requirements of that delegation. Conditions of these agreements are presented in § 8.130.
[CGD 95-010, 62 FR 67532, Dec. 24, 1997, as amended by USCG-2004-18884, 69 FR 58342, Sept. 30, 2004; USCG-2004-19823; 74
FR 20419, May 4, 2009; USCG 2008-1014, 74 FR 21558, May 8, 2009; USCG-2011-0745, 76 FR 76899, Dec. 9, 2011;
USCG-2012-0861, 77 FR 73338, Dec. 10, 2012; USCG-2016-0880, 82 FR 44118, Sept. 21, 2017]

46 CFR 8.320(c) (enhanced display)

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