---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 138.500"
title: "46"
number: "138.500"
heading: "Notification prior to audit."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/138.500"
---

# §138.500. Notification prior to audit.

- (a) The owner or managing operator of a towing vessel must notify the local OCMI at least 72 hours prior to an external audit being conducted under this part.
- (b) The Coast Guard may require that a Coast Guard representative accompany the auditor during part, or all, of an external audit.
- (c) The Coast Guard may conduct a separate audit of the owner or managing operator or its towing vessels, at its discretion.

## 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.