---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 143.600"
title: "46"
number: "143.600"
heading: "Alternative standards for vessels that move tank barges carrying oil or hazardous material in bulk."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/143.600"
---

# §143.600. Alternative standards for vessels that move tank barges carrying oil or hazardous material in bulk.


In lieu of meeting [§§ 143.585 through 143.595](/cfr/46/143.585..143.595.md), a towing vessel may comply with [Sections 7-5](/cfr/46/7-5.md) (class ABCU) and 3-5 (class R2) of [Part 4](/cfr/46/part4.md) of the ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels Under 90 Meters (295 Feet) in Length (incorporated by reference, see [§ 136.112](/cfr/46/136.112.md) of this subchapter), except that a vessel that operates exclusively on rivers or intracoastal waterways does not need to comply with 4-7-4/3.9 and the automatic day tank fill pump requirement of 4-7-4/25.3.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3301, 3306, 3308, 3316, 8104, 8904; 33 CFR 1.05; DHS Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: USCG-2006-24412, 81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted.