{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-167.20-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 167.20-1","heading":"-1 Construction.","body":"Except as otherwise provided by law or regulations in this subpart, the following standards for construction are acceptable.\n(a) American Bureau of Shipping “Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels” regarding the construction of hulls, boilers and machinery in effect on the date of inspection. These rules may be purchased from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), 16855 Northcase Drive, Houston, TX 77060.\n(b) U. S. Navy Standard Construction Specification in effect on the date of inspection.\n(c) U. S. Coast Guard Standard Construction Specification in effect on the date of inspection.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER R—NAUTICAL SCHOOLS","PART 167—PUBLIC NAUTICAL SCHOOL SHIPS","Subpart 167.20—Hull Requirements, Construction and Arrangement of Nautical School Ships"],"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":"f5458f5f514174ed322d9e73c9997f5e0399df9b6b7016de0c4a67621dec8d4f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-167.15-50","next":"us/46-cfr-167.20-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}