---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 143.605"
title: "46"
number: "143.605"
heading: "Demonstration of compliance on vessels that move tank barges carrying oil or hazardous material in bulk."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/143.605"
---

# §143.605. Demonstration of compliance on vessels that move tank barges carrying oil or hazardous material in bulk.

- (a) The owner or managing operator of each towing vessel must devise test procedures that demonstrate compliance with the design and engineering requirements prescribed in this subpart.
- (b) The tests required in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section must be satisfactorily conducted and witnessed by the cognizant OCMI or a TPO. A record of the tests must be retained by the owner or managing operator and be available upon request of the cognizant OCMI or TPO.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3301, 3306, 3308, 3316, 8104, 8904; 33 CFR 1.05; DHS Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: USCG-2006-24412, 81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted.