46 CFR 137.310
§ 137.310 External survey program.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 137.310, § 137.310 External survey program, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228079
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(a) The owner or managing operator of a towing vessel that has selected the TSMS option and who has chosen to demonstrates compliance through an external survey program must:
(1) Have the vessel examined by a surveyor from a TPO at the intervals prescribed in § 137.300;
(2) Ensure the examination is conducted in accordance with § 137.325;
(3) Ensure the TSMS applicable to the vessel includes policies and procedures for complying with this section; and
(4) Make the applicable sections of the TSMS available to the surveyor.
(b) The drydock examination and internal structural examination must be documented in a report that contains the information required in § 137.135.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.