---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 136.120"
title: "46"
number: "136.120"
heading: "Special consideration."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/136.120"
---

# §136.120. Special consideration.


Based on a review of relevant information and on the TSMS applicable to the vessel, the cognizant OCMI who issues the COI may give special consideration to authorizing departures from specific requirements, when unusual circumstances or arrangements warrant such departures and when an equivalent level of safety is provided.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3301, 3306, 3308, 3316, 8104, 8904; 33 CFR 1.05; DHS Delegation 0170.1.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted.