(a) Any person required to comply with a requirement in this subchapter may submit a petition for exemption from that requirement.
(b) The petition must be submitted in writing to the Commandant (CG-5P) and the MARAD Administrator.
(c) The Commandant (CG-5P) may require the petition to provide an alternative to the requirement. [USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39177, July 1, 2013]