---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 72.01-15"
title: "46"
number: "72.01-15"
heading: "Structural standards."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/72.01-15"
---

# §72.01-15. Structural standards.

- (a) In general, compliance with the standards established by the American Bureau of Shipping, see [subpart 70.35](/cfr/46/subpart70.35.md) of this subchapter, will be considered satisfactory evidence of the structural efficiency of the vessel. However, in special cases, a detailed analysis of the entire structure or some integral part may be made by the Coast Guard to determine the structural requirements.
- (b) [Reserved]

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16903, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.