---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 169.220"
title: "46"
number: "169.220"
heading: "General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/169.220"
---

# §169.220. General.

- (a) **An inspection is required before the issuance of a certificate of inspection.**
- (b) An inspection for certification is not made until after receipt of the information required in [§ 169.205(a)](/cfr/46/169.205.md?p=a) of this subchapter.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306, 6101; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 793; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; § 169.117 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.

### Source

Source: CGD 83-005, 51 FR 896, Jan. 9, 1986, unless otherwise noted.