---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 128.210"
title: "46"
number: "128.210"
heading: "Class II vital systems—materials."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/128.210"
---

# §128.210. Class II vital systems—materials.


Except as provided by §§ [128.230](/cfr/46/128.230.md) and [128.240](/cfr/46/128.240.md) of this subpart, instead of complying with [part 56](/cfr/46/part56.md) of this chapter, materials used in Class II vital piping-systems may be accepted by the cognizant OCMI or the Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Center, if shown to provide a level of safety equivalent to materials in [subpart 56.60](/cfr/46/subpart56.60.md) of this chapter.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306; sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49331, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted.