{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-4305","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 4305","heading":"Exemptions and equivalents","body":"(a) Exemptions.—If the Secretary considers that recreational vessel safety will not be adversely affected, the Secretary may issue an exemption from this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter. (b) Equivalents.—The Secretary may accept a substitution for associated equipment performance or other safety standards for a recreational vessel if the substitution provides an equivalent level of safety.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 43—RECREATIONAL VESSELS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"baaceb37414287a35f76b0a9e7c48add6c672c6fc5ca3141e65c5931f34a8e36","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-4304","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-4306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}