---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 137.135"
title: "46"
number: "137.135"
heading: "Reports and documentation required for the TSMS option."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/137.135"
---

# §137.135. Reports and documentation required for the TSMS option.

- (a) **The TSMS option requires a report detailing each internal survey of a towing vessel.** Each report must include:
  - (1) Vessel name;
  - (2) Other vessel identifier, such as an official number or State number;
  - (3) Name and business address of owner or managing operator;
  - (4) Date and location of the survey;
  - (5) Date the report of the survey was issued, if different than the date the survey was concluded;
  - (6) Name of the surveyors;
  - (7) Name and business address of the TPO the surveyors represent, if applicable;
  - (8) Signatures of surveyors;
  - (9) A descriptive list of the items examined or witnessed during each survey;
  - (10) A descriptive list of all non-conformities identified during each survey, including those that were corrected during the course of the survey;
  - (11) **A descriptive list of—**
    - (i) All non-conformities remaining at the end of each survey;
    - (ii) The required corrective actions;
    - (iii) The latest date of required corrective action; and
    - (iv) A description of the means by which the corrective actions were verified;
  - (12) A descriptive list of items that need to be repaired or replaced before the vessel continues service; and
  - (13) A statement that the vessel complies with the applicable requirements of this subchapter and is fit for its route and service, subject to the correction of non-conformities.
- (b) The owner or managing operator must provide objective evidence of compliance with this part in accordance with the TSMS applicable to the vessel.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3301, 3306, 3308, 3316, 8104, 8904; 33 CFR 1.05; DHS Delegation 0170.1.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted.