---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 139.160"
title: "46"
number: "139.160"
heading: "Coast Guard oversight activities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/139.160"
---

# §139.160. Coast Guard oversight activities.

- (a) The Coast Guard will provide notice to the TPO 48 hours in advance of any site visit, unless the visit is in response to a complaint or other evidence of regulatory non-compliance. During the visit, the Coast Guard may:
  - (1) Inspect a TPO's records;
  - (2) Conduct interviews of auditors or surveyors to aid in the evaluation of the organization; and
  - (3) **Observe audits or surveys.**
- (b) The Coast Guard may require that the owner or managing operator make available a copy of the TSMS upon request.
- (c) The Coast Guard may require a revision of a previously approved TSMS if it is determined that requirements of this subchapter are not met.

## 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.