46 C.F.R. § 201.150 Record for decision.
Title 46 - Shipping
The transcript of testimony and exhibits, together with all papers and requests (except the correspondence section of the docket), including rulings and any recommended or initial decisions filed in the proceeding shall constitute the exclusive record for decision. Final decisions will be predicated on the same record, including the initial decision of the presiding officer.
Title 46: Shipping
PART 201—RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Subpart O—The Record: Contents; Development; Perfection; Confidential Treatment (Rule 15)
§ 201.150 Record for decision.