# 46 CFR § 31.01-3: Alternate compliance

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## Section

- **Citation:** 46 CFR § 31.01-3
- **Heading:** Alternate compliance
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 46—Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER D—TANK VESSELS > PART 31—INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION > Subpart 31.01—General

## Text

(a) In place of compliance with other applicable provisions of this subchapter, the owner or operator of a vessel subject to plan review and inspection under this subchapter for initial issuance or renewal of a Certificate of Inspection may comply with the Alternate Compliance Program provisions of part 8 of this chapter.
(b) For the purposes of this section, a list of authorized classification societies, including information for ordering copies of approved classification society rules and supplements, is available from Commandant (CG-ENG), Attn: Office of Design and Engineering Systems, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7509; telephone 202-372-1372 or fax 202-372-1925. Approved classification society rules and supplements are incorporated by reference into 46 CFR 8.110(b).
[CGD 95-010, 62 FR 67536, Dec. 24, 1997, as amended by USCG-1999-5004, 64 FR 30439, June 8, 1999; USCG-2004-18884, 69 FR 58345, Sept. 30, 2004; USCG-2006-25697, 71 FR 55745, Sept. 25, 2006; USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49226, Sept. 25, 2009; USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60146, Sept. 30, 2013]

## Nearby sections

- [46 CFR § 31.01-1 § 31.01-1 Inspections required—TB/ALL, preemptive effect.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-31.01-1.md)
- [46 CFR § 31.01-2 § 31.01-2 Incorporation by reference.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-31.01-2.md)
- [46 CFR § 31.01-3 § 31.01-3 Alternate compliance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-31.01-3.md)
- [46 CFR § 31.01-5 § 31.01-5 Scope of initial inspection—TB/ALL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-31.01-5.md)
- [46 CFR § 31.01-10 § 31.01-10 Authority of marine inspectors—TB/ALL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-31.01-10.md)
- [46 CFR § 31.01-15 § 31.01-15 Application for a Certificate of inspection—TB/ALL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-31.01-15.md)
- [46 CFR § 31.01-20 § 31.01-20 Application for inspection of a new tank vessel or conversion of a vessel to a tank vessel—TB/ALL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-31.01-20.md)
- [46 CFR § 31.05-1 § 31.05-1 Issuance of certificate of inspection—TB/ALL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-31.05-1.md)
- [46 CFR § 31.05-5 § 31.05-5 Posting the certificate of inspection—TB/ALL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-31.05-5.md)
- [46 CFR § 31.05-10 § 31.05-10 Period of validity for a Certificate of Inspection—TB/ALL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-31.05-10.md)
- [46 CFR § 31.05-15 § 31.05-15 Certificate of inspection; terms; endorsements—TB/ALL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-31.05-15.md)
- [46 CFR § 31.10-1 § 31.10-1 Recognized classification society—TB/ALL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-31.10-1.md)
- [46 CFR § 31.10-5 § 31.10-5 Inspection of new tank vessels—TB/ALL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-31.10-5.md)
- [46 CFR § 31.10-10 § 31.10-10 Vessels converted to tank vessels—TB/ALL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-31.10-10.md)

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