46 CFR Part 26

Operations

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Electronic Chart and Navigational Equipment Carriage Requirements:
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 03/28/22; Effective Date 03/28/22

Safety of Uninspected Passenger Vessels Under the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (PVSA):
Final Rule; Revisions; Last Revised 05/15/02; Effective Date 06/14/02

Shipping and Transportation; Technical, Organizational and Conforming Amendments:Final Rule; Amendments; Last Revised 09/30/04; Effective Date 09/30/04
Final Rule; Amendments; Last Revised 09/25/09; Effective Date 09/25/09
Final Rule; Last Revised 10/01/12; Effective Date 10/01/12

Consolidation of Merchant Mariner Qualification Credentials:
Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 01/25/07; Effective Date 01/25/07
Final Rule; Last Revised 03/16/09; Effective Date 04/15/09

Navigation and Navigable Waters, and Shipping; Technical, Organizational, and Conforming Amendments:
Final Rule; Last Revised 06/28/19; Effective Date 06/28/19

Electronic Chart and Navigational Equipment Carriage Requirements:
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 03/28/22; Effective Date 03/28/22

Lifesaving Devices—Uninspected Commercial Barges and Sailing Vessels:
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 07/17/13; Effective Date 07/17/13
Final Rule; Last Revised 09/10/14; Effective Date 10/10/14

Certification of Navigation Lights for Uninspected Commercial Vessels and Recreational Vessels:
Final Rule; Revisions; Last Revised 11/01/01; Effective Date 11/01/01
Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date; Last Revised 01/17/02; Effective Date 11/01/02

Safety of Uninspected Passenger Vessels Under the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (PVSA):
Final Rule; Revisions; Last Revised 05/15/02; Effective Date 06/14/02

Fire Suppression Systems and Voyage Planning for Towing Vessels:
Interim Rule; New Regulations & Revisions; Last Revised 04/29/03; Effective Date 08/27/03
Final Rule; Revisions; Last Revised 06/18/04; Effective Date 07/19/04

Shipping and Transportation; Technical, Organizational and Conforming Amendments:
Final Rule; Amendments; Last Revised 09/30/04; Effective Date 09/30/04
Final Rule; Amendments; Last Revised 09/25/09; Effective Date 09/25/09
Final Rule; Last Revised 10/01/12; Effective Date 10/01/12
Final Rule; Last Revised 09/30/13; Effective Date 09/30/13

Shipping; Technical, Organizational and Conforming Amendments:
Final Rule; Correction; Last Revised 09/21/07; Effective Date 09/21/07
Final Rule; Last Revised 09/29/10; Effective Date 09/29/10

Carbon Dioxide Fire Suppression Systems on Commercial Vessels:
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 02/24/10; Effective Date 02/24/10
Final Rule; Last Revised 06/07/12; Effective Date 07/09/12

Harmonization of Standards for Fire Protection, Detection, and Extinguishing Equipment:
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 01/13/14; Effective Date 01/13/14
Final Rule; Last Revised 07/22/16; Effective Date 08/22/16

Fire Protection for Recreational Vessels:
Final Rule; Last Revised 10/22/21; Effective Date 04/20/22