Except as otherwise allowed by this subpart, a vessel must comply with the structural design requirements of one of the standards listed below for the hull material of the vessel.
(a)Wooden hull vessels: Lloyd's Yachts and Small Craft (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600);
(b)Steel hull vessels:
(1)Lloyd's Yachts and Small Craft; or
(2)ABS Steel Vessel Rules (<61 Meters)(incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600);
(c)Fiber reinforced plastic vessels:
(1)Lloyd's Yachts and Small Craft;
(2)ABS Plastic Vessel Rules (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600); or
(3)ABS High Speed Craft (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600);
(d)Aluminum hull vessels:
(1)Lloyd's Yachts and Small Craft; or
(i)For a vessel of more than 30.5 meters (100 feet) in length: ABS Aluminum Vessel Rules (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600); or
(ii)For a vessel of not more than 30.5 meters (100 feet) in length: ABS Steel Vessel Rules (<61 Meters), with the appropriate conversions from the ABS Aluminum Vessel Rules; or
(2)ABS High Speed Craft;
(e)Steel hull vessels operating in protected waters: ABS Steel Vessel Rules (Rivers/Intracoastal) (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600). [USCG-2003-16630, 73 FR 65205, Oct. 31, 2008]
(a)Wooden hull vessels: Lloyd's Yachts and Small Craft (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600);
(b)Steel hull vessels:
(1)Lloyd's Yachts and Small Craft; or
(2)ABS Steel Vessel Rules (<61 Meters)(incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600);
(c)Fiber reinforced plastic vessels:
(1)Lloyd's Yachts and Small Craft;
(2)ABS Plastic Vessel Rules (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600); or
(3)ABS High Speed Craft (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600);
(d)Aluminum hull vessels:
(1)Lloyd's Yachts and Small Craft; or
(i)For a vessel of more than 30.5 meters (100 feet) in length: ABS Aluminum Vessel Rules (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600); or
(ii)For a vessel of not more than 30.5 meters (100 feet) in length: ABS Steel Vessel Rules (<61 Meters), with the appropriate conversions from the ABS Aluminum Vessel Rules; or
(2)ABS High Speed Craft;
(e)Steel hull vessels operating in protected waters: ABS Steel Vessel Rules (Rivers/Intracoastal) (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600). [USCG-2003-16630, 73 FR 65205, Oct. 31, 2008]