---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 28.76"
title: "46"
number: "28.76"
heading: "Similarly qualified organizations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/28.76"
---

# §28.76. Similarly qualified organizations.


An organization desiring to be designated by the Commandant as a similarly qualified organization must request such designation in writing. As a minimum the organization must verify that it—

- (a) Publishes standards for vessel design and construction which are as widely available as and which are of similar content to the standards published by the ABS;
- (b) Performs periodic surveys in a wide range of localities during and after construction to ensure compliance with published standards, including drydock examinations, in a manner similar to the ABS;
- (c) Issues certificates testifying to compliance with the published standards;
- (d) Has as its primary concern the survey and classification of vessels;
- (e) Has no interest in owning or operating fishing, fish processing, or fish tender vessels; and
- (f) Maintains records of surveys and makes such records available to the Coast Guard upon request in a manner similar to the ABS.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3316, 4502, 4505, 4506, 6104, 8103, 10603; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 88-079, 56 FR 40393, Aug. 14, 1991, unless otherwise noted.