---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 154.2010"
title: "33"
number: "154.2010"
heading: "Qualifications for acceptance as a certifying entity."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/154.2010"
---

# §154.2010. Qualifications for acceptance as a certifying entity.


To qualify for acceptance as a vapor control system (VCS) certifying entity, the entity must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Commandant that it possesses the following minimum qualifications:

- (a) The ability to review and evaluate design drawings and failure analyses for compliance to this subpart;
- (b) The knowledge of the applicable regulations of this subpart, including the standards incorporated by reference;
- (c) The ability to monitor and evaluate test procedures and results for compliance with the operational requirements of this subpart;
- (d) The ability to perform inspections and observe tests of bulk liquid cargo-handling systems;
- (e) The applicant must not be controlled by an owner or operator of a vessel or facility engaged in controlling vapor emissions;
- (f) The applicant must not be dependent upon Coast Guard acceptance under this section to remain in business; and
- (g) The person in charge of VCS certification must be a licensed professional engineer in a U.S. State or territory. A person in charge of VCS certification who is not a licensed professional engineer on August 15, 2013 must obtain that license from a U.S. State or territory by August 15, 2014.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-1999-5150, 78 FR 42618, July 16, 2013, as amended by 80 FR 7540, Feb. 11, 2015]

### Source

Source: USCG-1999-5150, 78 FR 42618, July 16, 2013, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), (j)(5), (j)(6), and (m)(2); 46 U.S.C. 70011, 70034; sec. 2, E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2. Subpart F is also issued under 33 U.S.C. 2735. Vapor control recovery provisions of Subpart P are also issued under 42 U.S.C. 7511b(f)(2).

### Amendments

[USCG-1999-5150, 78 FR 42618, July 16, 2013, as amended by 80 FR 7540, Feb. 11, 2015]