{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-159.003-3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 159.003-3","heading":"-3 Acceptance of foreign approvals under a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA).","body":"A Coast Guard approval issued by a foreign authority in accordance with the provisions of an effective MRA is acceptable for any application where the regulations in this chapter require Coast Guard approval.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER Q—EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL","PART 159—APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS","Subpart 159.003—Approvals Under Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA)"],"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":"3daf26e4d916b90a0e7ef487f97beb21d0de7430ac1e6699299d2f1664bfd6af","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-159.003-1","next":"us/46-cfr-159.003-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}