§ 58.05-1 - Material, design, and construction.

§ 58.05-1 Material, design, and construction.

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Link to an amendment published at 89 FR 50173, June 12, 2024.

(a) The material, design, construction, workmanship, and arrangement of main propulsion machinery and of each auxiliary, directly connected to the engine and supplied as such, must be at least equivalent to the standards established by the ABS Steel Marine Vessel Rules (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR § 58.03-1), except as otherwise provided by this subchapter.

(b) When main and auxiliary machinery is to be installed without classification society review, the builder shall must submit in quadruplicate to the cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, such drawings and particulars of the installation as are required by the American Bureau of Shipping Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels, Part 4 Vessel Systems and Machinery (2003) for ABS Marine Vessel Rules for similar installations on classed vessels.

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