Regulation 46 CFR 91.01-10

Coast Guard, DOT

§ 91.01–20

Subpart 91.60—Certificates Under International Convention for Safety of Life
at Sea, 1974

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.
(c) (1) In the case of the following
vessels, modification of the period of
validity of the certificate of inspection
will be permitted as set forth in this
paragraph:
(i) Nonself-propelled vessels of 100
gross tons and over proceeding on the
high seas or ocean for the sole purpose
of changing place of employment.
(ii) Nonself-propelled vessels of 100
gross tons and over making rare or infrequent voyages on the high seas or
ocean and returning to the port of departure.
(2) The certificate of inspection may
be issued for a specific period of time
to cover a described situation or for
one voyage only but in no case to exceed 2 years. The certificate of inspection will include the conditions under
which the vessel must operate. Unless
the vessel is in compliance with this
Subchapter insofar as it applies to seagoing barges of 100 gross tons and over,
such vessel shall not carry any person
on board while underway, and the certificate of inspection will be endorsed
as an unmanned seagoing barge.

91.60–1 Application.
91.60–5 Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate.
91.60–10 Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate.
91.60–15 Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelegraphy
Certificate.
91.60–20 Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelephony
Certificate.
91.60–25 Exemption Certificate.
91.60–35 Posting of Convention certificates.
91.60–40 Duration of certificates.
91.60–45 American Bureau of Shipping.
AUTHORITY: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306;
E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p.
277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991
Comp., p. 351; 49 CFR 1.46.
SOURCE: CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30,
1965, unless otherwise noted.

Subpart 91.01—Certificate of
Inspection
§ 91.01–1 When required.
(a) Except as noted in this subpart or
subpart 91.05, no vessel subject to inspection and certification shall be operated without a valid certificate of inspection.
§ 91.01–5 Posting.
(a) On vessels of over 25 gross tons,
the original certificate of inspection
shall, in general, be framed under glass
and posted in a conspicuous place
where it will be most likely to be observed. On vessels not over 25 gross
tons, and on other vessels such as
barges, where the framing of the certificate under glass would be impracticable, the original certificate of inspection shall be kept on board to be
shown on demand.

[CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as
amended by CGFR 68–82, 33 FR 18901, Dec. 18,
1968; CGD 95–012, 60 FR 48051, Sept. 18, 1995]

§ 91.01–15

Temporary certificate.

(a) If necessary to prevent delay of
the vessel, a temporary certificate of
inspection, Form CG–854, shall be issued pending the issuance and delivery
of the regular certificate of inspection.
Such temporary certificate shall be
carried in the same manner as the regular certificate and shall in all ways be
considered the same as the regular certificate of inspection which it represents.

§ 91.01–10 Period of validity.
(a) Certificates of inspection will be
issued for periods of either 1 or 2 years.
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.
(b) 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

§ 91.01–20

Expired certificate.

(a) Nothing in this subpart shall prevent a vessel upon a regularly established line from a port in the United
States to a port of a foreign country
not contiguous to the United States
whose certificate of inspection expires

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