---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "chI/subchT/part176"
level: "part"
label: "Part 176"
heading: "Inspection and Certification"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/chI-subchT-part176"
sections_count: 58
---

# Part 176 — Inspection and Certification

Title 46 C.F.R. — Shipping › Chapter I — Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security › Subchapter T — Small Passenger Vessels (under 100 Gross Tons)

## Contents

- [Subpart A — General Provisions; Certificate of Inspection](/cfr/46/chI-subchT-part176-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Special Permits and Certificates](/cfr/46/chI-subchT-part176-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Posting of Certificates, Permits, and Stability Letters](/cfr/46/chI-subchT-part176-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D — Inspection for Certification](/cfr/46/chI-subchT-part176-subpartD.md)
- [Subpart E — Reinspection](/cfr/46/chI-subchT-part176-subpartE.md)
- [Subpart F — Hull and Tailshaft Examinations](/cfr/46/chI-subchT-part176-subpartF.md)
- [Subpart G — Repairs and Alterations](/cfr/46/chI-subchT-part176-subpartG.md)
- [Subpart H — Material Inspections](/cfr/46/chI-subchT-part176-subpartH.md)
- [Subpart I — International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as Amended (SOLAS)](/cfr/46/chI-subchT-part176-subpartI.md)