---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 137.212"
title: "46"
number: "137.212"
heading: "Coast Guard oversight of vessel survey program for vessels under the TSMS option."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/137.212"
---

# §137.212. Coast Guard oversight of vessel survey program for vessels under the TSMS option.


If the cognizant OCMI has reasonable cause to believe that a vessel's survey program is deficient, that OCMI may:

- (a) Require an audit or survey of the vessel in the presence of a representative of the cognizant OCMI;
- (b) Increase the frequency of the audits;
- (c) For vessels under the internal survey program, require that the vessel comply with the external survey program requirements of [§ 137.205](/cfr/46/137.205.md);
- (d) Require any other specific action within his or her authority that he or she considers appropriate; or
- (e) For repeatedly deficient surveys, remove the vessel and or owner or managing operator from using the TSMS option.

## 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.