---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 147.9"
title: "46"
number: "147.9"
heading: "Waivers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/147.9"
---

# §147.9. Waivers.

- (a) Any requirement in this part may be waived on a case by case basis if it is determined by Commandant (CG-ENG) that the requirement is impracticable under the circumstances and that an acceptable level of safety can be maintained.
- (b) Requests for issuance of a waiver must be in writing and contain a detailed explanation of—
  - (1) Why the requirement is impracticable; and
  - (2) What measures will be taken to maintain an acceptable or equivalent level of safety.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 84-044, 53 FR 7749, Mar. 10, 1988, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50465, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50731, Sept. 27, 1996; USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60154, Sept. 30, 2013]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 84-044, 53 FR 7749, Mar. 10, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 84-044, 53 FR 7749, Mar. 10, 1988, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50465, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50731, Sept. 27, 1996; USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60154, Sept. 30, 2013]