---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 97.300"
title: "33"
number: "97.300"
heading: "Authorized cargo securing manual (CSM) approval authorities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/97.300"
---

# §97.300. Authorized cargo securing manual (CSM) approval authorities.


The following organizations are authorized to act on behalf of the United States for the review and approval of CSMs:

- (a) Any recognized classification society to which the Coast Guard has delegated issuance of a Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate in accordance with [46 CFR 8.320(b)(4)](/cfr/46/8.320.md?p=b-4). A list of these organizations can be found at www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/cg522/cg5222 in the “Summary of Authorizations” link.
- (b) The National Cargo Bureau, Inc., 17 Battery Place, Suite 1232, New York, NY 10004-1110, 212-785-8300, http://www.natcargo.org.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: USCG-2000-7080, 81 FR 28014, May 9, 2016, unless otherwise noted.