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  2. Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
  3. Chapter I - Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
  4. Subchapter F - Vessel Operating Regulations
  5. Part 96 - Rules for the Safe Operation of Vessels and Safety Management Systems
  6. Subpart B - Company and Vessel Safety Management Systems
  7. 33 CFR § 96.200
33 CFR § 96.200
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August 2, 2023
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Editorial Note on Part 96

Editorial Note:

Nomenclature changes to part 96 appear by USCG–2010–0351, 75 FR 36281, June 25, 2010, and by USCG–2014–0410, 79 FR 38432, July 7, 2014.

§ 96.200 Purpose.

This subpart establishes the minimum standards that the safety management system of a company and its U.S. flag vessel(s) must meet for certification to comply with the requirements of 46 U.S.C. 3201–3205 and Chapter IX of SOLAS, 1974. It also permits companies with U.S. flag vessels that are not required to comply with this part to voluntarily develop safety management systems which can be certificated to standards consistent with Chapter IX of SOLAS.

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§ 96.210 Who does this subpart apply to?

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