---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 148.515"
title: "33"
number: "148.515"
heading: "When is an exemption allowed?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/148.515"
---

# §148.515. When is an exemption allowed?


The Commandant (CG-5P) may recommend that MARAD allow an exemption if he or she determines that:

- (a) Compliance with the requirement would be contrary to public interest;
- (b) Compliance with the requirement would not enhance safety or the health of the environment;
- (c) Compliance with the requirement is not practical because of local conditions or because the materials or personnel needed for compliance are unavailable;
- (d) National security or national economy justifies a departure from the rules; or
- (e) **The alternative, if any, proposed in the petition would—**
  - (1) Ensure comparable or greater safety, protection of the environment, and quality of deepwater port construction, maintenance, and operation; and
  - (2) **Be consistent with recognized principles of international law.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39178, July 1, 2013]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1 (75).

### Source

Source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39178, July 1, 2013]