Section 317-31-200 - Accepted industry standardsAccepted industry standards are those standards established under WAC 317-31-220 for cargo and passenger vessels, or WAC 317-31-230 for fishing vessels, and applicable requirements of the following international conventions and federal regulations:
(1) The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS);(2) The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW);(3) The International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78);(4) The International Labor Organization, Convention Concerning Minimum Standards in Merchant Ships, convention number 147 (ILO 147);(5) Provisions of chapter 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations including: (a) Part 26 (Vessel bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone regulations);(b) Part 70 (Interference with or damage to aids to navigation);(c) Subchapter D (International Navigation Rules);(d) Subchapter E (Inland Navigation Rules);(e) Part 95 (Operating a vessel while intoxicated);(f) [C.F.R.] Subchapter M (Marine Pollution Financial Responsibility and Compensation);(g) Subchapter O (Pollution);(h) Subchapter P (Ports and Waterways Safety); and(6) Provisions of chapter 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations including: (a) Part 4 (Marine Casualties and Investigations);(b) Subchapter B (Merchant Marine Officers and Seamen);(c) Subchapter C (Uninspected Vessels);(d) Subchapter D (Tank Vessels);(e) Subchapter E (Load Lines);(f) Subchapter F (Marine Engineering);(g) Subchapter G (Documentation and Measurement of Vessels);(h) Subchapter H (Passenger Vessels);(i) Subchapter I (Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels);(j) Subchapter J (Electrical Engineering);(k) Subchapter N (Dangerous Cargoes);(l) Subchapter O (Certain Bulk Dangerous Cargoes);(m) Subchapter Q (Equipment, Construction and Materials: Specification[s] and Approval);(n) Subchapter S (Subdivision and Stability); and(o) Part 197, subpart C (Benzene).Wash. Admin. Code § 317-31-200
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21I.030. 97-10-097, §317-31-200, filed 5/7/97, effective 6/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.46.050 and 43.21I.030. 96-12-077, §317-31-200, filed 6/5/96, effective 7/6/96.
Reviser's note: RCW 34.05.395 requires the use of underlining and deletion marks to indicate amendments to existing rules, and deems ineffectual changes not filed by the agency in this manner. The bracketed material in the above section does not appear to conform to the statutory requirement.