(a) A vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length must meet the applicable requirements of Sec. 178.320 or 178.325, or of Sec. Sec. 170.170, 170.173, and 171.050 in subchapter S of this chapter, if:
(1) Carrying not more than 150 passengers on a domestic voyage;
(2) Carrying not more than 12 passengers on an international voyage; or
(3) It has not more than one deck above the bulkhead deck, exclusive of a pilot house.
(b) The following vessels must meet the appropriate requirements of Sec. Sec. 170.170, 170.173, 171.050, 171.055, and 171.057 in subchapter S of this chapter;
(1) A vessel of more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length;
(2) A vessel carrying more than 12 passengers on an international voyage; and
(3) A vessel with more than 1 deck above the bulkhead deck exclusive of a pilot house.
[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 966, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51356, Sept. 30, 1997]
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