---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 185.206"
title: "46"
number: "185.206"
heading: "Written report of marine casualty."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/185.206"
---

# §185.206. Written report of marine casualty.

- (a) The owner, master, agent, or person in charge shall, within five days, file a written report of any marine casualty. This written report is in addition to the immediate notice required by 185.202. This written report must be delivered to a Coast Guard Sector Office, or Marine Inspection Office. It must be provided on Form CG-2692 (Report of Marine Accident, Injury, or Death), Supplemented as necessary by appended Forms CG-2692A (Barge Addendum) and CG-2692B (Report of Required Chemical Drug and Alcohol Testing Following a Serious Marine Incident).
- (b) If filed without delay after the occurrence of the marine casualty, the notice required by [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section suffices as the notice required by [§ 185.202](/cfr/46/185.202.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 1005, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended by USCG-2006-25556, 72 FR 36331, July 2, 2007]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 6101; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2, paragraph (II)(92)(a).

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 1005, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 1005, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended by USCG-2006-25556, 72 FR 36331, July 2, 2007]