---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 144.215"
title: "46"
number: "144.215"
heading: "Special consideration."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/144.215"
---

# §144.215. Special consideration.


The cognizant OCMI may give special consideration to the structural requirements for a vessel if that vessel is:

- (a) Not greater than 65 feet in length;
- (b) Operating exclusively within a limited geographic area; or
- (c) Of an unusual design not contemplated by the rules of the American Bureau of Shipping or other recognized classification society.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3301, 3306, 3308, 3316, 8104, 8904; 33 CFR 1.05; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2.

### Source

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