Regulation 46 CFR 115.660

§ 115.660

46 CFR Ch. I (10–1–05 Edition)

(2) The conditions during the last
exam allowed at least 80 percent of the
bottom surface to be viewed and recorded; and
(3) The results of the last exam indicated that an extended interval is safe
and reasonable.
[USCG–2000–6858, 67 FR 21081, Apr. 29, 2002, as
amended by USCG–2000–6858, 69 FR 47383,
Aug. 5, 2004]

§ 115.660 Continued participation in
the Alternative Hull Examination
(AHE) Program.
(a) To continue to participate in the
AHE Program, vessel operators must
conduct an annual hull condition assessment. At a minimum, vessel operators must conduct an internal examination and take random hull gaugings
internally during the hull condition assessment, unless waived by the Officer
in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI). If
the annual hull assessment reveals significant damage or corrosion, where
temporary repairs have been made, or
where other critical areas of concern
have been identified, the OCMI may require an expanded examination to include an underwater hull examination
using divers. If an underwater examination is required, the examination
must focus on areas at higher risk of
damage or corrosion and must include
a representative sampling of hull
gaugings.
(b) If an underwater survey is required for the annual hull condition assessment, the OCMI may require the
presence of a third party examiner and
a written hull examination report must
be submitted to the OCMI. This report
must include thickness gauging results, a copy of the audio and video recordings and any other information
that will help the OCMI evaluate your
vessel for continued participation in
the AHE program. The third party examiner must sign the report and confirm the validity of its contents.
(c) You must submit your preventive
maintenance reports or checklists on
an annual basis to the OCMI. These reports or checklists must conform to
the plans you submitted in your application under § 115.630 of this part,
which the OCMI approved.
(d) Prior to each scheduled annual
hull condition assessment—

(1) The owner may submit to the
OCMI a plan for conducting the assessment, or a request for a waiver of this
requirement, no fewer than 30 days before the scheduled assessment; and
(2) The OCMI may reduce the scope
or extend the interval of the assessment if the operational, casualty, and
deficiency history of the vessel, along
with a recommendation of the vessel’s
master, indicates that it is warranted.
[USCG–2000–6858, 67 FR 21082, Apr. 29, 2002, as
amended by USCG–2000–6858, 69 FR 47383,
Aug. 5, 2004]

§ 115.665 Notice and plans required.
(a) The owner or managing operator
shall notify the cognizant OCMI as far
in advance as possible whenever a vessel is to be hauled out or placed in a
drydock or slipway in compliance with
§ 115.605 of this part or to undergo repairs or alterations affecting the safety
of the vessel, together with the nature
of any repairs or alterations contemplated. Hull repairs or alterations
that affect the safety of the vessel include but are not limited to the replacement, repair, or refastening of
planking, plating, or structural members, including the repair of cracks in
the hull.
(b) Whenever a vessel is hauled out or
placed in a drydock or slipway in excess of the requirements of this subpart
for the purpose of maintenance, including, but not limited to, changing a propeller, painting, or cleaning the hull,
no report need be made to the cognizant OCMI.
(c) The owner or managing operator
of each vessel that holds a Load Line
Certificate shall make plans showing
the vessel’s scantlings available to the
Coast Guard marine inspector whenever the vessel undergoes a drydock examination, internal structural examination, an underwater survey, or
whenever repairs or alterations affecting the safety or seaworthiness of the
vessel are made to the vessel’s hull.
[CGD 85–080, 61 FR 892, Jan. 10, 1996, as
amended at 62 FR 51348, Sept. 30, 1997. Redesignated and amended by USCG–2000–6858, 67
FR 21080, 21082, Apr. 29, 2002]

§ 115.670 Tailshaft examinations.
(a) The marine inspector may require
any part or all of the propeller shafting

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