---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 96.370"
title: "33"
number: "96.370"
heading: "What are the requirements for vessels of countries not party to Chapter IX of SOLAS?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/96.370"
---

# §96.370. What are the requirements for vessels of countries not party to Chapter IX of SOLAS?

- (a) Each foreign vessel which carries more than 12 passengers, or is a tanker, bulk freight vessel, freight vessel, or self-propelled mobile offshore drilling unit of 500 gross tons or more, operated in U.S. waters, under the authority of a country not a party to Chapter IX of SOLAS must—
  - (1) Have on board valid documentation showing that the vessel's company has a safety management system which was audited and assessed, consistent with the International Safety Management Code of IMO Resolution A.741(18);
  - (2) Have on board valid documentation from a vessel's Flag Administration showing that the vessel's safety management system was audited and assessed to be consistent with the International Safety Management Code of IMO Resolution A.741(18); or
  - (3) Show that evidence of compliance was issued by either a government that is party to SOLAS or an organization recognized to act on behalf of the vessel's Flag Administration.
- (b) Evidence of compliance must contain all of the information in, and have substantially the same format as a—
  - (1) Document of Compliance certificate; and
  - (2) **Safety Management Certificate.**
- (c) Failure to comply with this section will subject the vessel to the compliance and enforcement procedures of [§ 96.380](/cfr/33/96.380.md) of this part.

## 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.