{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-89.9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 89.9","heading":"Certificate of Alternative Compliance: Contents.","body":"The Chief of the Prevention Division issues the Certificate of Alternative Compliance to the vessel based on a determination that it cannot comply fully with Inland Rules light, shape, and sound signal provisions without interference with its special function. This Certificate includes:\n(a) Identification of the vessel as supplied in the application under § 89.5(a)(2);\n(b) The provision of the Inland Rules for which the Certificate authorizes alternative compliance;\n(c) A certification that the vessel is unable to comply fully with the Inland Rules light, shape, and sound signal requirements without interference with its special function;\n(d) A statement of why full compliance would interfere with the special function of the vessel;\n(e) The required alternative installation;\n(f) A statement that the required alternative installation is in the closest possible compliance with the Inland Rules without interfering with the special function of the vessel;\n(g) The date of issuance;\n(h) A statement that the Certificate of Alternative Compliance terminates when the vessel ceases to be usually engaged in the operation for which the certificate is issued.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER E—INLAND NAVIGATION RULES","PART 89—INLAND NAVIGATION RULES: IMPLEMENTING RULES","Subpart A—Certificate of Alternative Compliance"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"cdbb521bff49b7894c969b2a3d7f711b542199713121b371aa474dd53a7bf1b2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-89.5","next":"us/33-cfr-89.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}