§137.202. Documenting compliance for the TSMS option.
46 C.F.R. § 137.202
The owner or managing operator of a towing vessel that chooses the TSMS option for a towing vessel must document compliance with this subpart as follows:
Prior to obtaining the vessel's initial COI, the owner or managing operator must provide a report to the Coast Guard of a survey as described in § 137.215 that demonstrates that the vessel complies the requirements of this part.
For the re-issuance of the vessel's COI, the owner or managing operator must—
Provide objective evidence of an external survey program as described in § 137.205; or
Provide objective evidence of an internal survey program as described in § 137.210.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
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.