---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 8.240"
title: "46"
number: "8.240"
heading: "Application for recognition."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/8.240"
---

# §8.240. Application for recognition.

- (a) A classification society must apply for recognition in writing to the Commandant (CG-ENG).
- (b) An application must indicate which specific authority the classification society seeks to have delegated.
- (c) Upon verification from the Coast Guard that the conditions of reciprocity have been met in accordance with [§ 8.120](/cfr/46/8.120.md), the requesting classification society must submit documentation to establish that it meets the requirements of [§ 8.230](/cfr/46/8.230.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1903, 1904, 3803 and 3821; 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3306, 3316, 3703, and 70034; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1 and Aug. 8, 2011 Delegation of Authority, Anti-Fouling Systems.

### Source

Source: CGD 95-010, 62 FR 67532, Dec. 24, 1997, unless otherwise noted.