---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 158.178"
title: "33"
number: "158.178"
heading: "Actions during a suspension."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/158.178"
---

# §158.178. Actions during a suspension.

- (a) If a Certificate of Adequacy is suspended for longer than a five day period, the person in charge shall return it to the COTP within five days after the suspension becomes effective.
- (b) **After the suspension is in effect, the COTP may—**
  - (1) Terminate the suspension order after receiving information from the person in charge that corrective action has been taken; or
  - (2) Revoke the Certificate of Adequacy if no significant action is undertaken by the person in charge to meet any measures ordered by the COTP.

## Notes

### 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.