---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 850.15"
title: "49"
number: "850.15"
heading: "Marine casualty investigation by the Board."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/850.15"
---

# §850.15. Marine casualty investigation by the Board.

- (a) The Board may conduct an investigation under the Act of any major marine casualty or any casualty involving public and nonpublic vessels. Where the Board determines it will convene a hearing in connection with such an investigation, the Board's rules of practice for transportation accident hearings in [49 CFR part 845](/cfr/49/part845.md) shall apply.
- (b) The Board shall conduct an investigation under the Act when:
  - (1) The casualty involves a Coast Guard and a nonpublic vessel and at least one fatality or $75,000 in property damage; or
  - (2) The Commandant and the Board agree that the Board shall conduct the investigation, and the casualty involves a public and a nonpublic vessel and at least one fatality or $75,000 in property damage; or
  - (3) The Commandant and the Board agree that the Board shall conduct the investigation, and the casualty is a major marine casualty which involves significant safety issues relating to Coast Guard safety functions.

## Notes

### Amendments

[47 FR 46090, Oct. 15, 1982]

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 304(a)(1)(E), Independent Safety Board Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-633, 88 Stat. 2168 (49 U.S.C. 1903).

### Source

Source: 42 FR 61204, Dec. 1, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[47 FR 46090, Oct. 15, 1982]