---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 137.305"
title: "46"
number: "137.305"
heading: "Documenting compliance for the TSMS option."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/137.305"
---

# §137.305. Documenting compliance for the TSMS option.


The owner or managing operator of a towing vessel, who has selected the TSMS option, must document compliance with this subpart as follows:

- (a) For vessels under the external survey program, provide objective evidence of compliance with [§ 137.310](/cfr/46/137.310.md).
- (b) For vessels under the internal survey program, provide objective evidence of compliance with [§ 137.315](/cfr/46/137.315.md).
- (c) Provide objective evidence that the vessel has undergone a drydock and internal structural examination, including options permitted in [§ 137.320](/cfr/46/137.320.md) or [§ 137.322](/cfr/46/137.322.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.