---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 31.01-20"
title: "46"
number: "31.01-20"
heading: "Application for inspection of a new tank vessel or conversion of a vessel to a tank vessel—TB/ALL."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/31.01-20"
---

# §31.01-20. Application for inspection of a new tank vessel or conversion of a vessel to a tank vessel—TB/ALL.


Prior to the commencement of the construction of any new tank vessel, or prior to the commencement of the conversion of any vessel to a tank vessel, application for the approval of contract plans and specifications and for a certificate of inspection shall be made in writing to the Coast Guard and no such construction or conversion shall be proceeded with until such approval is granted. (See [§ 31.10-1](/cfr/46/31.10-1.md).)


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3205, 3306, 3307, 3703; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4. Section 31.10-21 also issued under the authority of Sect. 4109, Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 515.

### Source

Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16662, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.