---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 116.210"
title: "46"
number: "116.210"
heading: "Plans for sister vessels."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/116.210"
---

# §116.210. Plans for sister vessels.

- (a) **Plans are not required for a vessel that is a sister vessel, provided—**
  - (1) Approved plans for the original vessel are on file at the Marine Safety Center or in the files of the cognizant OCMI;
  - (2) The owner of the plans authorizes their use for the new construction of the sister vessel;
  - (3) The regulations used for the original plan approval have not changed since the original approval; and
  - (4) **There are no major modifications to any of the systems to be used.**
- (b) If approved plans for original vessel are not on file at the Marine Safety Center (MSC) or with the cognizant OCMI, the vessel owner shall submit plans as described in [§ 116.202](/cfr/46/116.202.md) of this part.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277, DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 900, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.