{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-143.600","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 143.600","heading":"Alternative standards for vessels that move tank barges carrying oil or hazardous material in bulk.","body":"In lieu of meeting §§ 143.585 through 143.595, a towing vessel may comply with Sections 7-5 (class ABCU) and 3-5 (class R2) of Part 4 of the ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels Under 90 Meters (295 Feet) in Length (incorporated by reference, see § 136.112 of this subchapter), except that a vessel that operates exclusively on rivers or intracoastal waterways does not need to comply with 4-7-4/3.9 and the automatic day tank fill pump requirement of 4-7-4/25.3.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER M—TOWING VESSELS","PART 143—MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT","Subpart C—Requirements for New Towing Vessels"],"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":"4cbed683fab2766f73fb149dd848aa12666449f853e58f0064c1044df5ffd593","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-143.595","next":"us/46-cfr-143.605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}