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§ 153.30 - Special area endorsement.
The Coast Guard endorses the Certificate of Inspection of a United States ship allowing it to operate in special areas if the ship owner—
(a) Requests the endorsement following the procedures in § 153.8;
(b) Shows that the ship meets the design and equipment requirements applying to ships operating in special areas contained in Regulations 5, 5A, and 8 of Annex II and the Standards for Procedures and Arrangements.