---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 138.100"
title: "46"
number: "138.100"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/138.100"
---

# §138.100. Purpose.


The purpose of this part is to prescribe requirements for owners or managing operators of towing vessels who adopt a Towing Safety Management System (TSMS) under this subchapter.


## 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.