Regulation 46 CFR 31.05-10

§ 31.01–10

46 CFR Ch. I (10–1–09 Edition)

pressure vessels, equipment and the inside and outside of the boilers. The inspection shall be such as to insure that
the
arrangements,
material,
and
scantlings of the structure, boilers and
other pressure vessels and their appurtenances, piping, main and auxiliary
machinery, electrical installations,
lifesaving appliances, fire-detecting
and extinguishing equipment, pilot
boarding equipment and other equipment fully comply with the applicable
regulations for such vessel and are in
accordance with approved plans, and
determine that the vessel is in possession of a valid certificate issued by the
Federal Communications Commission,
if any. The inspection shall be such as
to ensure that the workmanship of all
parts of the vessel and its equipment is
in all respects satisfactory and that
the vessel is provided with lights,
means of making sound signals, and
distress signals as required by applicable statutes and regulations.

date when the vessel may be inspected,
and that no other application has been
made to any Officer in Charge, Marine
Inspection, since the issuance of the
last valid certificate of inspection.

[CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 16662, Dec. 30, 1965, as
amended by CGFR 68–32, 33 FR 5712, Apr. 12,
1968; CGFR 68–82, 33 FR 18804, Dec. 18, 1968;
CGD 82–036, 48 FR 654, Jan. 6, 1983; CGD 79–
032, 49 FR 25455, June 21, 1984; CGD 95–012, 60
FR 48049, Sept. 18, 1995]

Subpart 31.05—Certificates of
Inspection

§ 31.01–10 Authority of marine inspectors—TB/ALL.
Inspectors may at any time lawfully
inspect any tank vessel.

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§ 31.01–15 Application for a Certificate
of inspection—TB/ALL.
(a) You must submit a written application for an inspection for certification to the cognizant OCMI. To
renew a Certificate of Inspection, you
must submit an application at least 30
days before the expiration of the tank
vessel’s current Certificate of Inspection. When renewing a Certificate of
Inspection, you must schedule an inspection for certification within the 3
months before the expiration date of
the current Certificate of Inspection.
(b) The application should be on
Form CG-3752, Application for Inspection of U.S. Vessel, which requires information on name and type of vessel,
nature of employment and route in
which to be operated, grade or type of
cargo to be carried, place where and

[CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 16662, Dec. 30, 1965, as
amended by USCG-1999–4976, 65 FR 6499, Feb.
9, 2000]

§ 31.01–20 Application for inspection of
a new tank vessel or conversion of
a vessel to a tank vessel—TB/ALL.
Prior to the commencement of the
construction of any new tank vessel, or
prior to the commencement of the conversion of any vessel to a tank vessel,
application for the approval of contract
plans and specifications and for a certificate of inspection shall be made in
writing to the Coast Guard and no such
construction or conversion shall be
proceeded with until such approval is
granted. (See § 31.10–1.)

§ 31.05–1 Issuance of certificate of inspection—TB/ALL.
(a) When a tank vessel is found to
comply with all applicable regulations,
including the applicable provisions of
subchapters E, F, J, O, Q, S, and W of
this chapter and of 33 CFR parts 104,
155, and 157, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection will issue a certificate
of inspection to the vessel or to its
owners.
(b) Certificates of inspection for tank
vessels shall be similar in form to certificates issued to other cargo vessels,
and in addition to the manning requirements and waters over which they
may be operated, they shall be appropriately endorsed Inspected and approved for the carriage of flammable or
combustible liquids of Grade A, B, C, D,
or E (as the case may be), and such endorsement shall serve as a permit for
such vessel to operate. The endorsement for the carriage of liquefied flammable gases is set forth in § 38.01–5 of
this subchapter.

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§ 31.10–5

(c) The certificate of inspection shall
be delivered to the master or owner of
the tank vessel to which it relates.
[CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 16662, Dec. 30, 1965, as
amended by CGD 73–96, 42 FR 49024, Sept. 26,
1977; CGD 79–023, 48 FR 51006, Nov. 4, 1983;
CGD 84–069, 61 FR 25286, May 20, 1996; USCG2003–14749, 68 FR 39314, July 1, 2003]

§ 31.05–5 Posting the certificate of inspection—TB/ALL.
The certificate of inspection shall be
framed under glass and posted in a conspicuous part of the vessel, except that
where it is not practicable to so expose
the certificate of inspection it shall be
carried in the vessel in such manner as
authorized by the Officer in Charge,
Marine Inspection.
§ 31.05–10 Period of validity for a Certificate of Inspection—TB/ALL.
(a) A Certificate of Inspection is
valid for 5 years.
(b) Application may be made by the
master, owner, or agent for inspection
and issuance of a new certificate of inspection at any time during the period
of validity of the current certificate.
(c) Certificates of inspection may be
revoked or suspended by the Coast
Guard where such process is authorized
by law. This may occur if the vessel
does not meet the requirements of law
or regulations in this chapter or if
there is a failure to maintain the safety requirements requisite to the
issuance of a certificate of inspection.
[CGFR 68–82, 33 FR 18804, Dec. 18, 1968, as
amended by CGD 95–012, 60 FR 48049, Sept. 18,
1995; USCG-1999–4976, 65 FR 6499, Feb. 9, 2000]

§ 31.05–15 Certificate of inspection;
terms; endorsements—TB/ALL.
The terms, endorsements and conditions set forth on a certificate of inspection shall have the same force and
effect as the regulations contained in
this subchapter.

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Subpart 31.10—Inspections
§ 31.10–1 Recognized classification society—TB/ALL.
(a) In the inspection of hulls, boilers,
and machinery, the current standards
established by the American Bureau of
Shipping and designated Rules for
Building and Classing Steel Vessels re-

specting material and construction of
hulls, boilers, and machinery, except as
otherwise provided for by law and regulations in this chapter, shall be accepted as standard by the Coast Guard.
(b) The current standards established
by the American Bureau of Shipping in
effect at the time of construction of
the vessel, or otherwise as applicable,
shall be used. The book Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels is usually
published annually and may be purchased from the American Bureau of
Shipping, ABS Plaza, 16855 Northchase
Drive, Houston, TX 77060. These standards may be also examined at the office
of the Commandant (CG–52), U.S. Coast
Guard, 2100 2nd St. SW., Stop 7126,
Washington, DC 20593–7126, or at the office of any Coast Guard District Commander or Officer in Charge, Marine
Inspection.
(c) The approved plans and certificate of the American Bureau of Shipping, or other recognized classification
society for classed vessels, may be accepted by the Coast Guard as evidence
of the structural efficiency of the hull
and reliability of machinery of vessels
subject to the regulations in this subchapter, except as otherwise provided
for by laws and regulations in this
chapter.
[CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 16662, Dec. 30, 1965, as
amended by CGFR 68–32, 33 FR 5712, Apr. 12,
1968; CGD 88–070, 53 FR 34533, Sept. 7, 1988; 53
FR 37570, Sept. 27, 1988; 53 FR 44011, Nov. 1,
1988; CGD 95–072, 60 FR 50461, Sept. 29, 1995;
USCG-2000–7790, 65 FR 58459, Sept. 29, 2000;
USCG–2009–0702, 74 FR 49226, Sept. 25, 2009]

§ 31.10–5 Inspection of new tank vessels—TB/ALL.
(a) Plans. Triplicate copies of contract plans and specifications shall be
forwarded to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, in whose district the
construction will take place, for submission to the Marine Safety Center,
2100 2nd St. SW., Stop 7102, Washington, DC 20593–7102, for approval, but
if the tank vessel is to be classed, such
plans and specifications shall first be
approved by a recognized classification
society. If the plans and specifications
are found to be in substantial agreement with the regulations in this chapter, they shall be approved, properly
stamped and dated and distributed as

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