---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 35.25-5"
title: "46"
number: "35.25-5"
heading: "Repairs of boilers and unfired pressure vessels and reports of repairs or accidents by Chief Engineer—TB/ALL."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/35.25-5"
---

# §35.25-5. Repairs of boilers and unfired pressure vessels and reports of repairs or accidents by Chief Engineer—TB/ALL.

- (a) Before making any repairs to boilers or unfired pressure vessels, the Chief Engineer must submit a report covering the nature of the repairs to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, at or nearest to the port where the repairs are to be made.
- (b) In the event of an accident to a boiler, unfired pressure vessel, or machinery tending to render the further use of the item itself unsafe until repairs are made, or if by ordinary wear such items become unsafe, a report must be made by the Chief Engineer immediately to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, or, if at sea, immediately upon arrival at port.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93139, Nov. 25, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 6101, 70011, 70034; 49 U.S.C. 5103, 5106; Executive Order 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Executive Order 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16704, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93139, Nov. 25, 2024]