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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
- RINA Agreement
- ClassNK 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 11
- DNV MODU Supplement
- LR Supplement, Rev 2.0
- LR MODU Supplement
- LR OSV Annex to Supplement
- GL Supplement, Revision 12
- RINA U.S. Supplement
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
ACP - Vessel Enrollment - Contact the ACP Program Manager:
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Office of Vessel Activities
Domestic Vessels Division (CG-5431)
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
2100 Second Street, SW STOP 7581
Washington, D.C. 20593-7581
(202) 372-1231 or (202) 372-1224
ACP Standards and Classification Society authorizations -
Contact the ACP Program Coordinator:
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Office of Design & Engineering Standards
Human Element and Ship Design Division (CG-5211)
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
2100 Second Street, SW STOP 7126
Washington, D.C. 20593-7126
(202) 372-1362
USCG Liaison Officer for Recognized and Authorized Classification Societies (LORACS):
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Commander James Rocco
Office of Vessel Activities
Domestic Vessels Division (CG-5431)
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
2100 Second Street, SW STOP 7581
Washington, D.C. 20593-7581
(202) 372-1233 or (202) 372-1224
James.V.Rocco@uscg.mil
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