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title: "46 U.S.C. § 4305"
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title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 4305 - Exemptions and equivalents
## Text
(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.
(Pub. L. 9889, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 531; Pub. L. 116283, div. G, title LVXXXIII [LXXXIII], § 8318(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4700.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 430546:1458 Section 4305 permits the Secretary to grant appropriate exemptions from the requirements of this chapter when recreational vessel safety will not be adversely affected.
Editorial Notes
Amendments2021—Pub. L. 116283 substituted “Exemptions and equivalents” for “Exemptions” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).