---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 71.55-1"
title: "46"
number: "71.55-1"
heading: "Permission required."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/71.55-1"
---

# §71.55-1. Permission required.

- (a) No repairs or alterations affecting the safety of the vessel with regard to the hull, machinery, or equipment, shall be made without the knowledge of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.
- (b) Drawings of alterations shall be approved before work is started, unless deemed unnecessary by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.
- (c) Drawings will not be required for repairs in kind.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2113, 3205, 3306, 3307, 70034; 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 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2.

### Source

Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16895, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.