(a) This subpart applies to:

(1) Vessels carrying more than 150 passengers; or

(2) Vessels with overnight accommodations for more than 49 passengers but not more than 150 passengers.

(b) A vessel with overnight accommodations for more than 150 passengers must comply with §72.05 in subchapter H of this chapter.

(c) Vessels meeting the structural fire protection requirements of SOLAS, Chapter II-2, Regulations 5, 6, 8, 9, and 11 (incorporated by reference, see §114.600), may be considered equivalent to the provisions of this subpart.

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 900, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended by USCG-2012-0196, 81 FR 48269, July 22, 2016]


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