{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-42.07-40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 42.07-40","heading":"-40 Recognized classification society as an assigning authority.","body":"(a) On behalf of the United States of America, under the provisions of Articles 13 and 16(3) and as provided in 46 U.S.C. 5107, the Commandant, at the request of a shipowner, may appoint any other recognized classification society, which he may approve, as the assigning and issuing authority who shall perform the same functions and duties as indicated in § 42.07-35 for the American Bureau of Shipping.\n(b) The appointment of a recognized classification society as the assigning and issuing authority will be limited to vessels specifically designated by the Commandant.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER E—LOAD LINES","PART 42—DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN VOYAGES BY SEA","Subpart 42.07—Control, Enforcement, and Rights of Appeal"],"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":"4127ea842ddd08aab230af8989bfe556b60e2a1f0d53d84ecae48ac6e627c010","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-42.07-35","next":"us/46-cfr-42.07-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}