---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 96.300"
title: "33"
number: "96.300"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/96.300"
---

# §96.300. Purpose.


This subpart establishes the standards for the responsible person of a company and its vessel(s) to obtain the required and voluntary, national and international certification for the company's and vessel's safety management system.


## 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.