---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 96.210"
title: "33"
number: "96.210"
heading: "Who does this subpart apply to?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/96.210"
---

# §96.210. Who does this subpart apply to?

- (a) **This subpart applies—**
  - (1) To a responsible person who owns or operates a U.S. vessel(s) engaged on a foreign voyage which meet the conditions of [paragraph (a)(2)](#a-2) of this section;
  - (2) To all U.S. vessels engaged on a foreign voyage that are—
    - (i) A vessel transporting more than 12 passengers; or
    - (ii) A tanker, a bulk freight vessel, a freight vessel or a self-propelled mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) of 500 gross tons or more; and
  - (3) To all foreign vessels engaged on a foreign voyage, bound for ports or places under the jurisdiction of the U.S., and subject to Chapter IX of SOLAS.
- (b) **This subpart does not apply to—**
  - (1) A barge;
  - (2) A recreational vessel not engaged in commercial service;
  - (3) A fishing vessel;
  - (4) A vessel operating only on the Great Lakes or its tributary and connecting waters; or
  - (5) A public vessel, which includes a U.S. vessel of the National Defense Reserve Fleet owned by the U.S. Maritime Administration and operated in non-commercial service.
- (c) Any responsible person and their company who owns and operates a U.S. flag vessel(s) which does not meet the conditions of [paragraph (a)](#a), may voluntarily meet the standards of this part and Chapter IX of SOLAS and have their safety management systems certificated.
- (d) **The compliance date for the requirements of this part are—**
  - (1) **On or after July 1, 1998, for—**
    - (i) Vessels transporting more than 12 passengers engaged on a foreign voyage; or
    - (ii) Tankers, bulk freight vessels, or high speed freight vessels of at least 500 gross tons or more, engaged on a foreign voyage.
  - (2) On or after July 1, 2002, for other freight vessels and self-propelled mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs) of at least 500 gross tons or more, engaged on a foreign voyage.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3201 et. seq.; 46 U.S.C. 3103; 46 U.S.C. 3316; 33 U.S.C. 1231.

### Source

Source: CGD 95-073, 62 FR 67506, Dec. 24, 1997, unless otherwise noted.