28.895—Loadlines.
(a)
A fish tender vessel of not more than 500 gross tons, engaged in the Aleutian trade, is not subject to the loadline provisions of 46 U.S.C. Chapter 51 if it is not on a foreign voyage and the vessel:
(2)
Was purchased to be used in this trade before September 8, 1990 and entered into service before June 1, 1992; and
(b)
The exemption from the loadline provision of 46 U.S.C. Chapter 51 set forth in paragraph (a) of this section expires on January 1, 2003.