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Code of Federal Regulations Title 46. Shipping § 46.137.202 Documenting compliance for the TSMS option

Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

The owner or managing operator of a towing vessel that chooses the TSMS option for a towing vessel must document compliance with this subpart as follows:

(a) Prior to obtaining the vessel's initial COI, the owner or managing operator must provide a report to the Coast Guard of a survey as described in § 137.215 that demonstrates that the vessel complies the requirements of this part.

(b) For the re-issuance of the vessel's COI, the owner or managing operator must:

(1) Provide objective evidence of an external survey program as described in § 137.205;  or

(2) Provide objective evidence of an internal survey program as described in § 137.210.

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