---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 159.313"
title: "33"
number: "159.313"
heading: "Inspection for compliance and enforcement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/159.313"
---

# §159.313. Inspection for compliance and enforcement.

- (a) Cruise vessels operating within the applicable waters of Alaska are subject to inspection by the Coast Guard to ensure compliance with this subpart.
- (b) An inspection under this section shall include an examination of the Sewage and Graywater Discharge Record Book required under [§ 159.315](/cfr/33/159.315.md) of this subpart, environmental compliance records, and a general examination of the vessel. A copy of any entry in the Sewage and Graywater Discharge Record Book may be made and the Master of the vessel may be required to certify that the copy is a true copy of the original entry.
- (c) A vessel not in compliance with this subpart may be subject to the penalties set out in [§ 159.321](/cfr/33/159.321.md), denied entry into the applicable waters of Alaska, detained, or restricted in its operations by order of the COTP.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 66 FR 38930, July 26, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1322(b)(1); 49 CFR 1.45(b). Subpart E also issued under authority of sec. 1(a)(4), Pub. L. 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 73-83, 40 FR 4624, Jan. 30, 1975, unless otherwise noted.