{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-28.73","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 28.73","heading":"Accepted organizations.","body":"An organization desiring to be designated by the Commandant as an accepted organization must request such designation in writing. As a minimum the organization must verify that it is an organization—\n(a) With a Code of Ethics;\n(b) Whose surveyors are familiar with the requirements of this chapter related to commercial fishing industry vessels;\n(c) Whose surveyors are familiar with the operations and equipment on board commercial fishing industry vessels;\n(d) Whose only interest in the fishing industry is in ensuring the safety of commercial fishing industry vessels and surveying commercial fishing industry vessels;\n(e) That has grievance procedures;\n(f) That has procedures for accepting and terminating membership of an individual, including minimum professional qualifications for surveyors;\n(g) That maintains a roster of present and past accepted members and surveyors; and\n(h) That has an Apprentice/Associate program for surveyors.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER C—UNINSPECTED VESSELS","PART 28—REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"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":"785180fa8331da6149e141c57314a78532da03285e1e759e8cc1bf9156ba1fdf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-28.70","next":"us/46-cfr-28.76"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}