---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 68.37"
title: "46"
number: "68.37"
heading: "Cessation of qualifications."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/68.37"
---

# §68.37. Cessation of qualifications.

- (a) If the vessel is owned by a not-for-profit oil spill response cooperative and a change occurs which affects the validity of the certificate required by [§ 68.35(a)](/cfr/46/68.35.md?p=a), or the ownership of the vessel changes so that it no longer meets the criteria of [§ 68.29](/cfr/46/68.29.md), the qualification for the privileges enumerated in [§ 68.33](/cfr/46/68.33.md) is terminated effective as of the date and time of the change. The not-for-profit oil spill response cooperative shall report the change in writing to the Director, National Vessel Documentation Center.
- (b) If the vessel is owned by a member or members of a not-for-profit oil spill response cooperative and a change occurs which affects the validity of the certificate required by [§ 68.35(a)](/cfr/46/68.35.md?p=a), or the ownership of the vessel changes so that it no longer meets the criteria of [§ 68.29](/cfr/46/68.29.md), the qualification of the member or members for the privileges enumerated in [§ 68.33](/cfr/46/68.33.md) is terminated effective as of the date and time of the change. The member or members shall report the change in writing to the Director, National Vessel Documentation Center.
- (c) When qualifications are terminated under this section, the certificate of documentation issued under this subpart must be surrendered or exchanged in accordance with [part 67](/cfr/46/part67.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 89-007; CGD 89-007a, 58 FR 60266, Nov. 15, 1993, 58 FR 65131, Dec. 13, 1993, as amended by CGD 95-014, 60 FR 31606, June 15, 1995; USCG-1999-6216, 64 FR 53225, Oct. 1, 1999. Redesignated and amended by USCG-2005-20258, 71 FR 61418, Oct. 18, 2006]

### Source

Source: CGD 90-055, 57 FR 7642, Mar. 3, 1992. Redesignated by USCG-2005-20258, 71 FR 61418, Oct. 18, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 8105; sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 80-107, 47 FR 27511, June 24, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 89-007; CGD 89-007a, 58 FR 60266, Nov. 15, 1993, 58 FR 65131, Dec. 13, 1993, as amended by CGD 95-014, 60 FR 31606, June 15, 1995; USCG-1999-6216, 64 FR 53225, Oct. 1, 1999. Redesignated and amended by USCG-2005-20258, 71 FR 61418, Oct. 18, 2006]