Section 116.300 - Structural designExcept as otherwise allowed by this subpart, a vessel must comply with the structural design requirements of one of the standards listed below for the hull material of the vessel.
(a) Steel hull vessels:(1) Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Yachts and Small Craft, Lloyd's Register of Shipping (Lloyd's); or(2) Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels Under 61 Meters (200 Feet) in Length, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS);(b) Aluminum hull vessels:(1) Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Yachts and Small Craft, Lloyd's; or(i) For a vessel of more than 30.5 meters (100 feet) in length-Rules for Building and Classing Aluminum Vessels, ABS; or(ii) For a vessel of not more than 30.5 meters (100 feet) in length-Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels Under 61 Meters (200 Feet) in Length, ABS, with the appropriate conversions from the ABS Rules for Building and Classing Aluminum Vessels; or(2) ABS Guide for High Speed Craft.(c) Steel hull vessels operating in protected waters-Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels for Service on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways, ABS.CGD 85-080, 61 FR 900, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51348, Sept. 30, 1997