CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER T—SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS (UNDER 100 GROSS TONS) (parts 175 to 186) > PART 178—INTACT STABILITY AND SEAWORTHINESS > SUBPART C—Intact Stability Standards (§178.310 to §178.340) > 178.310—Applicability based on length and passenger capacity.

178.310—Applicability based on length and passenger capacity.

(a) A vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length must meet the applicable requirements of § 178.320 or 178.325, or of §§ 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 §§ 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]