---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 137.20"
title: "33"
number: "137.20"
heading: "May industry standards be used to comply with this regulation?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/137.20"
---

# §137.20. May industry standards be used to comply with this regulation?


The industry standards in ASTM E 1527-05, (Referenced in [§ 137.15](/cfr/33/137.15.md)) may be used to comply with the requirements set forth in [§§ 137.45 through 137.85](/cfr/33/137.45..137.85.md) of this part. Use of ASTM E 1527-05 for this purpose is optional and not mandatory.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 2703(d)(4); Sec. 1512 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-296, Title XV, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2310 (6 U.S.C. 552(d)); Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 14000.

### Source

Source: USCG-2006-25708, 73 FR 2150, Jan. 14, 2008, unless otherwise noted.