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kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 174.355"
title: "46"
number: "174.355"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/174.355"
---

# §174.355. Definitions.


New ship means a ship:

- (1) For which the building contract is placed on or after February 1, 1992; or
- (2) In the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction on or after August 1, 1992; or
- (3) The delivery of which is on or after February 1, 1997; or
- (4) For which application for reflagging is made on or after February 1, 1997; or
- (5) **Which has undergone a major conversion—**
  - (i) For which the contract is placed on or after February 1, 1992; or
  - (ii) In the absence of a contract, the construction work of which is begun on or after August 1, 1992; or
  - (iii) **Which is completed on or after February 1, 1997.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: CGD 87-094, 58 FR 17320, Apr. 1, 1993, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9118, 9119, 9153; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Section 174.180 also issued under sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905.

### Source

Source: CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51048, Nov. 4, 1983, unless otherwise noted.