---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 81.18"
title: "33"
number: "81.18"
heading: "Notice and record of certification of vessels of special construction or purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/81.18"
---

# §81.18. Notice and record of certification of vessels of special construction or purpose.

- (a) In accordance with [33 U.S.C. 1605(c)](/usc/33/1605.md?p=c), a notice is published in the Federal Register of the following:
  - (1) Each Certificate of Alternative Compliance issued under [§ 81.9](/cfr/33/81.9.md); and
  - (2) Each Coast Guard vessel determined by the Commandant to be a vessel of special construction or purpose.
- (b) Copies of Certificate of Alternative Compliance and documentation concerning Coast Guard vessels are available for inspection at Marine Transportation Systems Directorate, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, (CG-5PW), Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7509.
- (c) The owner or operator of a vessel issued a Certificate shall ensure that the vessel does not operate unless the Certificate of Alternative Compliance or a certified copy of that Certificate is on board the vessel and available for inspection by Coast Guard personnel.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 77-136, 47 FR 13800, Apr. 1, 1982, as amended by CGD 88-052, 53 FR 25119, July 1, 1988; CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33663, June 28, 1996; CGD 78-82, 43 FR 54186, Nov. 20, 1978; USCG-2006-25150, 71 FR 39208, July 12, 2006; USCG-2010-0351, 75 FR 36281, June 25, 2010; USCG-2014-0410, 79 FR 38431, July 7, 2014]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1607; E.O. 11964; 49 CFR 1.46.

### Source

Source: CGD 76-130, 42 FR 17111, Mar. 31, 1977, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated by CGD 81-017, 46 FR 28154, May 26, 1981.

### Amendments

[CGD 77-136, 47 FR 13800, Apr. 1, 1982, as amended by CGD 88-052, 53 FR 25119, July 1, 1988; CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33663, June 28, 1996; CGD 78-82, 43 FR 54186, Nov. 20, 1978; USCG-2006-25150, 71 FR 39208, July 12, 2006; USCG-2010-0351, 75 FR 36281, June 25, 2010; USCG-2014-0410, 79 FR 38431, July 7, 2014]