---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 121.100"
title: "46"
number: "121.100"
heading: "General requirement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/121.100"
---

# §121.100. General requirement.

- (a) Vessel control systems and other miscellaneous systems and equipment required by this part must be suitable for the purposes intended.
- (b) The cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) may require navigation, control, or communications equipment, in excess of the equipment specifically required by this part, on a vessel that is of a novel design, operates at high speeds in restricted or high traffic areas, operates in a dynamically supported mode, or operates on extended routes or in remote locations.

## 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. 01.2.

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 933, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.