46 CFR 138.510
§ 138.510 Required attendance.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 138.510, § 138.510 Required attendance, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228108
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(a) The TPO and the owner or managing operator may be required to explain or otherwise demonstrate areas of the TSMS to the Coast Guard if there is evidence that a TSMS, for which a TSMS certificate was issued, is not in compliance with the provisions of this part. The Coast Guard may require a third party's attendance at the vessel or the office of the owner or managing operator for this purpose.
(b) The Coast Guard will not bear any of the costs for a third party's attendance at the vessel or the office of the owner or managing operator when complying with this provision.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.