---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 137.310"
title: "46"
number: "137.310"
heading: "External survey program."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/137.310"
---

# §137.310. External survey program.

- (a) The owner or managing operator of a towing vessel that has selected the TSMS option and who has chosen to demonstrates compliance through an external survey program must:
  - (1) Have the vessel examined by a surveyor from a TPO at the intervals prescribed in [§ 137.300](/cfr/46/137.300.md);
  - (2) Ensure the examination is conducted in accordance with [§ 137.325](/cfr/46/137.325.md);
  - (3) Ensure the TSMS applicable to the vessel includes policies and procedures for complying with this section; and
  - (4) **Make the applicable sections of the TSMS available to the surveyor.**
- (b) The drydock examination and internal structural examination must be documented in a report that contains the information required in [§ 137.135](/cfr/46/137.135.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.