---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 2.45-10"
title: "46"
number: "2.45-10"
heading: "General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/2.45-10"
---

# §2.45-10. General.

- (a) A classification society (including an employee or agent of that society) must not review, examine, survey, or certify the construction, repair, or alteration of a vessel in the United States unless it is approved under the provisions of this subpart.
- (b) This subpart applies to a recognized organization that meets the definition of a classification society provided in [§ 2.45-1](/cfr/46/2.45-1.md) of this subpart.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 77 FR 47551, Aug. 9, 2012, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1903; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 2103, 2110, 3306, 3316, 3703, 70034; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277, sec. 1-105.

### Source

Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16604, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.