---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 16.205"
title: "46"
number: "16.205"
heading: "Implementation of chemical testing programs."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/16.205"
---

# §16.205. Implementation of chemical testing programs.

- (a) When a vessel owned in the United States is operating in waters that are not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, the testing requirements of §§ [16.210](/cfr/46/16.210.md) and [16.230](/cfr/46/16.230.md) do not apply to a citizen of a foreign country engaged or employed as Pilot in accordance with the laws or customs of that foreign country.
- (b) Upon written request of an employer, Commandant (CG-INV) will review the employer's chemical testing program to determine compliance with the provisions of this part.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 90-014, 56 FR 60930, Nov. 29, 1991, as amended by 59 FR 62226, Dec. 2, 1994; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50461, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50726, Sept. 27, 1996; CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51196, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49225, Sept. 25, 2009]

### Source

Source: CGD 86-067, 53 FR 47079, Nov. 21, 1988, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93134, Nov. 25, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 7101, 7301, and 7701; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 86-067, 53 FR 47079, Nov. 21, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 90-014, 56 FR 60930, Nov. 29, 1991, as amended by 59 FR 62226, Dec. 2, 1994; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50461, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50726, Sept. 27, 1996; CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51196, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49225, Sept. 25, 2009]