CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER C—UNINSPECTED VESSELS (parts 24 to 28) > PART 28—REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS > SUBPART F—Fish Processing Vessel (§28.700 to §28.720) > 28.720—Survey and classification.

28.720—Survey and classification.

(a) Each vessel which is built after or which undergoes a major conversion completed after July 27, 1990, must be classed by the ABS, or a similarly qualified organization.
(b) Each vessel which is classed under paragraph (a) of this section must:
(1) Have on board a certificate of class issued by the organization that classed the vessel.
(2) Meet all survey and classification requirements prescribed by the organization that classed the vessel.