TITLE 46 - SHIPPING

CHAPTER I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

SUBCHAPTER K - SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS CARRYING MORE THAN 150 PASSENGERS OR WITH OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MORE THAN 49 PASSENGERS

PART 121 - VESSEL CONTROL AND MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT

subpart a - GENERAL PROVISIONS

121.115 - Applicability to existing vessels.

  (a) An existing vessel need not comply with 121.402(c), 121.404, 121.410, and 121.602 of this part unless the cognizant OCMI specifically requires compliance due to the route or service of the vessel.

  (b) An existing vessel need not comply with the requirements of 121.610 of this part until March 11, 2001, or 10 years after its keel was laid or the vessel was at a similar stage of construction, whichever is later.

  (c) An existing vessel need not comply with the requirements of 121.710 of this part until March 11, 1997.