46 C.F.R. § 177.300

Structural design

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Except as otherwise allowed by this subpart, a vessel must comply with the structural design requirements of one of the standards listed below for the hull material of the vessel.

(a) Wooden hull vessels: Lloyd's Yachts and Small Craft (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600);

(b) Steel hull vessels:

(1) Lloyd's Yachts and Small Craft; or

(2) ABS Steel Vessel Rules (<61 Meters)(incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600);

(1) Lloyd's Yachts and Small Craft;

(2) ABS Plastic Vessel Rules (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600); or

(3) ABS High Speed Craft (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600);

(d) Aluminum hull vessels:

(1) Lloyd's Yachts and Small Craft; or

(i) For a vessel of more than 30.5 meters (100 feet) in length: ABS Aluminum Vessel Rules (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600); or

(ii) For a vessel of not more than 30.5 meters (100 feet) in length: ABS Steel Vessel Rules (<61 Meters), with the appropriate conversions from the ABS Aluminum Vessel Rules; or

(2) ABS High Speed Craft;

(e) Steel hull vessels operating in protected waters: ABS Steel Vessel Rules (Rivers/Intracoastal) (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600).

[USCG-2003-16630, 73 FR 65205, Oct. 31, 2008]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2000–2000 · leading case: Ventura v. City of Seattle, 99 F. Supp. 2d 1273 (W.D. Wash. 2000).

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Ventura v. City of Seattle, 99 F. Supp. 2d 1273 (W.D. Wash. 2000). · cites it 2× “In the letter, Dwyer states that the structures’ hulls “were not designed to an acceptable standard as required by 46 C.F.R. 177.300” 4 and the superstructures “were not designed to a marine standard.”

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