(a)
A vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length must meet the applicable requirements of § 178.320 or 178.325, or of §§ 170.170, 170.173, and 171.050 in subchapter S of this chapter, if:
(1)
Carrying not more than 150 passengers on a domestic voyage;
(2)
Carrying not more than 12 passengers on an international voyage; or
(3)
It has not more than one deck above the bulkhead deck, exclusive of a pilot house.
(1)
A vessel of more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length;
(2)
A vessel carrying more than 12 passengers on an international voyage; and
(3)
A vessel with more than 1 deck above the bulkhead deck exclusive of a pilot house.
[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 966, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51356, Sept. 30, 1997]