---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 137.202"
title: "46"
number: "137.202"
heading: "Documenting compliance for the TSMS option."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/137.202"
---

# §137.202. Documenting compliance for the TSMS option.


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:

- (a) 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](/cfr/46/137.215.md) that demonstrates that the vessel complies the requirements of this part.
- (b) **For the re-issuance of the vessel's COI, the owner or managing operator must—**
  - (1) Provide objective evidence of an external survey program as described in [§ 137.205](/cfr/46/137.205.md); or
  - (2) Provide objective evidence of an internal survey program as described in [§ 137.210](/cfr/46/137.210.md).

## 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.