---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 107.265"
title: "46"
number: "107.265"
heading: "Special examination in lieu of drydocking for column stabilized units or surface type units when specifically approved by the Commandant."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/107.265"
---

# §107.265. Special examination in lieu of drydocking for column stabilized units or surface type units when specifically approved by the Commandant.

- (a) A column stabilized unit, or surface type unit when approved by the Commandant, must be specially examined in accordance with a plan—
  - (1) Submitted in accordance with [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section; and
  - (2) **Accepted by the Commandant (CG-CVC).**
- (b) To meet the requirements in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, the owner or operator of the unit must submit a plan to the Coast Guard that provides the methods used to determine the condition of the hull and that contains the following information:
  - (1) **The planned location where the unit is to be examined.**
  - (2) **The draft at which the unit is to be examined.**
  - (3) **The names of the diver or diving company selected for the examination.**
  - (4) **The method of visual presentation for the examination.**
  - (5) **The method used to clean the underwater portion of the hull.**
  - (6) **The method and location of gauging the underwater portion of the hull.**
  - (7) **The number of underwater hull fittings and number of compartments to be opened.**
  - (8) **The underwater high stress areas and the welds in those areas to be examined.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996; USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49233, Sept. 25, 2009]

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3307, 3316; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; § 107.05 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.

### Source

Source: CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996; USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49233, Sept. 25, 2009]