---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 98.31-10"
title: "46"
number: "98.31-10"
heading: "Certificate of inspection and NLS certificate endorsements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/98.31-10"
---

# §98.31-10. Certificate of inspection and NLS certificate endorsements.

- (a) The Coast Guard issues the endorsed Certificate of Inspection or NLS Certificate required by [§ 98.31-15](/cfr/46/98.31-15.md) for every vessel under this subpart to carry NLSs if the vessel—
  - (1) Has the Cargo Record Book prescribed in [§ 153.490(a)(1)](/cfr/46/153.490.md?p=a-1) of this chapter; and
  - (2) Unless it discharges no NLS residues as defined in [§ 153.2](/cfr/46/153.2.md) of this chapter to the sea, meets the requirements in [§§ 153.470 through 153.491](/cfr/46/153.470..153.491.md) of this chapter.
- (b) Each vessel under this subpart that does not meet the requirements in [§§ 153.470 through 153.491](/cfr/46/153.470..153.491.md) of this chapter must have a statement on its Certificate of Inspection or NLS Certificate stating that the vessel is prohibited from discharging NLS residues to the sea.

## Notes

### Source

Source: CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49321, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1903; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3307, 3703; 49 U.S.C. App. 1804; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17022, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.