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Alternate Compliance Program (ACP)
(46 CFR Part 8)
Overview
The Coast Guard's Alternate Compliance Program (ACP) is one of the most significant regulatory reinvention programs of the 1990s. As contained within Title 46, Part 8, Subpart D of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) , the ACP is intended to reduce the regulatory burden on the maritime industry while maintaining existing levels of safety and providing increased flexibility in the construction and operation of U.S. flag vessels. In this voluntary program, Classification Society Rules, International Conventions, and an approved U.S. Supplement provide an alternative that is equivalent to the CFR. Compliance with this equivalent alternative standard is administered through survey and inspection conducted by authorized classification society surveyors. A Certificate of Inspection (COI) is issued by the Coast Guard to a vessel enrolled in the ACP based upon the classification society reports.
ACP Classification Societies
- American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
- Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
- Lloyd's Register (LR)
- Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
Authorized Classification Societies
Authorizations
- Summary Table of Authorizations
- ABS Memorandum of Understanding
- DNV Agreement
- LR Agreement
- GL Agreement
- BV Agreement
Current U.S. Supplements
- ABS Supplement for Steel Vessels
- ABS Supplement for Steel Vessels Under 90 meters
- ABS Supplement for the 1989 IMO MODU Code
- DNV Supplement, Revision 10
- DNV MODU Supplement
- LR Supplement, Rev 1.0
- LR MODU Supplement
- GL Supplement, Revision 12
Publications
- Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular No. 2-95 "Alternate Compliance Program"
- Marine Safety Manual Vol. II, Section B, CH. 9
- Federal Register Vol. 60 No. 23 (February 3, 1995) "ACP and ABS Pilot Program"
- Federal Register Vol. 61 No. 250 (December 27, 1996) "ACP and Recognized Societies"
- Federal Register Vol. 63 No. 30 (February 13, 1998) "ACP Supplement Development Process"
- Supplement Review and Revision Process
- Supplement Review Flowchart
- USCG Supplemental Requirements for use of IEC 60092-502:1999 for application of SOLAS regulation II-1/45.11 to U.S. flag vessels
Contact the ACP Program Manager - for enrollment:
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Office of Vessel Activities
Domestic Vessels Division (CG-5431)
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
2100 Second Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20593-0001
(202) 372-1222
Contact the ACP Program Coordinator - for standards issues:
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Office of Design & Engineering Standards
Naval Architecture Division (CG-5212)
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
2100 Second Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20593-0001
(202) 372-1372