---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 139.135"
title: "46"
number: "139.135"
heading: "Addition and removal of auditors and surveyors."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/139.135"
---

# §139.135. Addition and removal of auditors and surveyors.

- (a) A TPO must maintain a list of current and former auditors and surveyors.
- (b) To add an auditor or surveyor, the TPO must submit that person's experience, background, and qualifications to the TVNCOE.
- (c) The TVNCOE must be notified when an auditor or surveyor is removed from employment.

## 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.