{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-107.205","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 107.205","heading":"Alternate compliance.","body":"(a) In place of compliance with other applicable provisions of this subchapter, the owner or operator of a vessel subject to plan review and inspection under this subchapter for initial issuance or renewal of a Certificate of Inspection may comply with the Alternate Compliance Program provisions of part 8 of this chapter.\n(b) For the purposes of this section, a list of authorized classification societies, including information for ordering copies of approved classification society rules and supplements, is available at Coast Guard Headquarters. Contact Commandant (CG-ENG), Attn: Office of Design and Engineering Systems, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7509; telephone 202-372-1372 or fax 202-372-1925. Approved classification society rules and supplements are incorporated by reference into 46 CFR 8.110(b).","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER I-A—MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS","PART 107—INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION","Subpart B—Inspection and Certification"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"c2527200d0891c0de50aaab7f85c19f38c1621253316abbe895b56f516d8eeca","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-107.201","next":"us/46-cfr-107.211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}