Accepted 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).