[Title 46 CFR 90.05-10]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - October 1, 1996 Edition]
[Title 46 - SHIPPING]
[Chapter I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF]
[Subchapter I - CARGO AND MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS]
[Part 90 - GENERAL PROVISIONS]
[Subpart 90.05 - Application]
[Sec. 90.05-10 - Application to vessels on an international voyage.]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




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Sec. 90.05-10   Application to vessels on an international voyage.

    (a) Except for yachts and fishing vessels and as provided in 
paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this section, the regulations in this 
subchapter that apply to a vessel on an ``international voyage'' apply 
to a vessel that--
    (1) Is mechanically propelled and of at least 500 gross tons; and
    (2) Is engaged on a voyage--
    (i) From a country to which the International Convention for Safety 
of Life at Sea, 1974, (SOLAS 74) applies, to a port outside that country 
or the reverse;
    (ii) From any territory, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
all possessions of the United States and all lands held by the United 
States under a protectorate or mandate, whose international relations 
are the responsibility of a contracting SOLAS 74 government, or which is 
administered by the United Nations, to a port outside the territory or 
the reverse; or
    (iii) Between the contiguous states of the United States and the 
states of Hawaii or Alaska or between the states of Hawaii and Alaska.
    (b) The regulations that apply to a vessel on an ``international 
voyage'' in this subchapter do not apply to ships engaged on a voyage 
solely on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River as far east as a 
straight line drawn from Cap de Rosiers to West Point, Anticosti Island, 
the 63d Meridian;
    (c) The Commandant or his authorized representative may exempt any 
vessel on an international voyage from the requirements of this 
subchapter if the vessel--
    (1) Makes a single international voyage in exceptional 
circumstances; and
    (2) Meets safety requirements prescribed for the voyage by the 
Commandant.
    (d) The Commandant or his authorized representative may exempt any 
vessel from the construction requirements of this subchapter if the 
vessel does not proceed more than 20 nautical miles from the nearest 
land in the course of its voyage.

[CGD 72-131R, 38 FR 29320, Oct. 24, 1973, as amended by CGD 90-008, 55 
FR 30661, July 26, 1990; CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25288, May 20, 1996]