46 C.F.R. § 178.115 Applicability to existing vessels.
Title 46 - Shipping
An existing vessel must comply with the intact stability and seaworthiness regulations which were applicable to the vessel on March 10, 1996, or, as an alternative, the vessel may comply with the regulations in this part.
Title 46: Shipping
PART 178—INTACT STABILITY AND SEAWORTHINESS
Subpart A—General Provisions
§ 178.115 Applicability to existing vessels.

