46 CFR 137.202
§ 137.202 Documenting compliance for the TSMS option.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 137.202, § 137.202 Documenting compliance for the TSMS option, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228069
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The owner or managing operator of a towing vessel that chooses the TSMS option for a towing vessel must document compliance with this subpart as follows:
(a) Prior to obtaining the vessel's initial COI, the owner or managing operator must provide a report to the Coast Guard of a survey as described in § 137.215 that demonstrates that the vessel complies the requirements of this part.
(b) For the re-issuance of the vessel's COI, the owner or managing operator must:
(1) Provide objective evidence of an external survey program as described in § 137.205; or
(2) Provide objective evidence of an internal survey program as described in § 137.210.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.