---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 158.140"
title: "33"
number: "158.140"
heading: "Applying for a Certificate of Adequacy."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/158.140"
---

# §158.140. Applying for a Certificate of Adequacy.

- (a) To continue to receive ships at a port or terminal required by [§ 158.135](/cfr/33/158.135.md) to have a Certificate of Adequacy for its reception facilities, the person in charge must apply to the Coast Guard for a certificate as follows:
  - (1) Applicants for a Certificate of Adequacy required by § [158.135(a)](/cfr/33/158.135.md?p=a) or [(b)](/cfr/33/158.135.md?p=b) must apply to the COTP of the Zone in which the port or terminal is located using Form A or Form B, respectively.
  - (2) An applicant for a Certificate of Adequacy required by [section 158.135(c)](/cfr/33/158.135.md?p=c) must apply on Form C to the COTP of the Zone in which the port or terminal is located.
- (b) Applications for Certificates of Adequacy, Forms A, B, or C, may be obtained from the local Coast Guard COTP.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 88-002, 54 FR 18408, Apr. 28, 1989, as amended by CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33668, June 28, 1996; 61 FR 36629, July 12, 1996]

### Source

Source: CGD 85-010, 52 FR 7761, Mar. 12, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1903(b), 1905(c); 49 CFR 1.46.

### Amendments

[CGD 88-002, 54 FR 18408, Apr. 28, 1989, as amended by CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33668, June 28, 1996; 61 FR 36629, July 12, 1996]