---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 101.130"
title: "33"
number: "101.130"
heading: "Equivalent security measures."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/101.130"
---

# §101.130. Equivalent security measures.

- (a) For any measure required by part [104](/cfr/33/part104.md), [105](/cfr/33/part105.md), or 106 of this subchapter, the owner or operator may substitute an equivalent security measure that has been approved by the Commandant (CG-5P) as meeting or exceeding the effectiveness of the required measure. The Commandant (CG-5P) may require that the owner or operator provide data for use in assessing the effectiveness of the proposed equivalent security measure.
- (b) Requests for approval of equivalent security measures should be made to the appropriate plan approval authority under parts [104](/cfr/33/part104.md), [105](/cfr/33/part105.md) or 106 of this subchapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2003-14792, 68 FR 39278, July 1, 2003, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39173, July 1, 2013]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70101-70104 and 70124; Executive Order 12656, 3 CFR, 1988 Comp., p. 585; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-11, 6.14, 6.16, and 6.19; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: USCG-2003-14792, 68 FR 39278, July 1, 2003, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-2003-14792, 68 FR 39278, July 1, 2003, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39173, July 1, 2013]