§96.390. When will the Coast Guard deny entry into a U.S. port?
33 C.F.R. § 96.390
Except for a foreign vessel entering U.S. waters under force majeure, no vessel shall enter any port or terminal of the U.S. without a safety management system that has been properly certificated to this subpart or to the requirements of Chapter IX of SOLAS if—
It is engaged on a foreign voyage; and
It is carrying more than 12 passengers, or a tanker, bulk freight vessel, freight vessel, or self-propelled mobile offshore drilling unit of 500 gross tons or more.
The cognizant COTP will deny entry of a vessel into a port or terminal under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 3204(c), to any vessel that does not meet the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
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.