Regulation 46 CFR 126.250

Coast Guard, DHS

§ 126.250

Subpart B—Certificate of
Inspection
§ 126.210

When required.

Except as provided by §§ 126.120 and
126.260, no OSV may be operated without a valid Certificate of Inspection.
§ 126.220

Description.

The Certificate of Inspection issued
to an OSV specifies the vessel, the
route it may travel, the minimum
manning it requires, the minimum fireextinguishing and lifesaving equipment
it must carry, the maximum number of
offshore workers and of total persons it
may carry, the name of its owner and
operator, and such other conditions as
the cognizant OCMI may determine.
§ 126.225 Alternate tonnage for offshore supply vessels seeking oil
spill response vessel certification.
An offshore supply vessel certificated
under this subchapter that is less than
500 gross register tons (GRT) as measured under section 14502 of Title 46,
United States Code, or 6,000 gross tonnage (GT ITC) as measured under section 14302 of Title 46, United States
Code when GRT is not assigned, may
also be certificated as an oil spill response vessel.
[82–004 and CGD 86–074, 62 FR 49324, Sept. 19,
1997, as amended by USCG–2011–0966, 76 FR
77131, Dec. 12, 2011]

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§ 126.230

How to obtain or renew.

(a) A builder, owner, master, or operator may begin to obtain or to renew a
Certificate of Inspection by submitting
an ‘‘Application for Inspection of U.S.
Vessel,’’ Form CG–3752, to the OCMI of
the marine inspection zone in which
the inspection is to be made. Form CG–
3752 is available from any Marine Safety or Marine Inspection Office of the
U.S. Coast Guard.
(b) The application for initial inspection of an OSV being newly constructed or undergoing a major conversion must be submitted before the start
of construction or conversion.
(c) The construction, arrangement,
and equipment of each OSV must be acceptable to the cognizant OCMI for the
issuance of the initial Certificate of Inspection. Acceptance depends on the

information, specifications, drawings,
and calculations available to this
OCMI, and on the successful completion of the initial inspection for certification.
(d) A Certificate of Inspection is renewed by the issuance of a new Certificate of Inspection.
(e) The condition of the OSV and its
equipment must be acceptable to the
cognizant OCMI for the renewal of the
Certificate of Inspection. Acceptance
depends on the condition of the vessel
as found at the periodic inspection for
certification.
§ 126.235 Alternate compliance.
(a) In place of compliance with other
applicable provisions of this subchapter, the owner or operator of a vessel subject to plan review and inspection under this subchapter for initial
issuance or renewal of a Certificate of
Inspection (CG–841 rev. 3/85) may comply with the Alternate Compliance
Program provisions of 46 CFR part 8.
(b) For the purposes of this section, a
list of authorized classification societies, including information for ordering copies of approved classification society rules and supplements, is available at Coast Guard Headquarters. Contact Commandant (CG–ENG–2), Attn:
Naval Architecture Division, U.S.
Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20593–7509; telephone 202–372–1372 or
fax 202–372–1925.Approved classification
society rules and supplements are incorporated by reference into 46 CFR
8.110(b).
[USCG–2001–10164, 66 FR 53544, Oct. 23, 2001,
as amended by USCG–2006–25697, 71 FR 55746,
Sept. 25, 2006; USCG–2009–0702, 74 FR 49234,
Sept. 25, 2009; USCG–2012–0832, 77 FR 59782,
Oct. 1, 2012; USCG–2013–0671, 78 FR 60154,
Sept. 30, 2013]

§ 126.240 Posting.
The Certificate of Inspection must be
framed under glass or other suitable
transparent material and posted in a
conspicuous place aboard the OSV so
that each page is visible.
§ 126.250 Period of validity for a Certificate of Inspection.
(a) A Certificate of Inspection is
valid for 5 years.

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§ 126.260

46 CFR Ch. I (10–1–14 Edition)

(b) A Certificate of Inspection may be
suspended and withdrawn or revoked
by the cognizant OCMI at any time for
noncompliance with the requirements
of this subchapter or other applicable
laws.
[CGD 82–004 and CGD 86–074, 62 FR 49324,
Sept. 19, 1997, as amended by USCG 1999–4976,
65 FR 6505, Feb. 9, 2000]

§ 126.260

Temporary Certificate.

If necessary to prevent delay of the
OSV, a ‘‘Temporary Certificate of Inspection,’’ Form CG–854, containing information listed by § 126.220 may be
issued pending the issuance and delivery of the regular Certificate of Inspection. A Temporary Certificate must be
carried in the same manner as the regular Certificate.
§ 126.270

Amendment.

(a) An amended Certificate of Inspection may be issued at any time by any
OCMI. The amended Certificate of Inspection replaces the original, but the
expiration date remains the same as
that of the original. An amended Certificate of Inspection may be issued to
authorize and record a change in the
dimensions, gross tonnage, owner, operator, manning, offshore workers permitted, route permitted, conditions of
operations, equipment, or the like from
that specified in the current Certificate of Inspection.
(b) A request for an amended Certificate of Inspection must be made to the
cognizant OCMI by the owner or operator of the vessel at any time there is
a change in the character of a vessel or
in its route, equipment, ownership, operation, or similar factors specified in
its current Certificate of Inspection.
(c) The cognizant OCMI may require
an inspection before issuing an amended Certificate of Inspection.

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Subpart C—Initial Inspection
§ 126.310 Prerequisite to Certificate of
Inspection.
The initial inspection is a prerequisite to the issuance of the original
Certificate of Inspection.

§ 126.320

When made.

(a) No initial inspection occurs until
after receipt of the written application
of the owner or builder of the vessel to
the OCMI in whose zone the vessel is
located. The application must be on
Form CG–3752, ‘‘Application for Inspection of U.S. Vessel.’’
(b) The initial inspection occurs at a
time and place agreed to by the party
requesting the inspection and by the
cognizant OCMI. The owner or the
builder, or a representative of either,
must be present during the inspection.
§ 126.330

Plans.

Before
construction
starts,
the
owner, operator, or builder shall develop plans indicating the proposed arrangement and construction of the vessel. (The list of plans to be developed
and the required disposition of these
plans appears in part 127 of this subchapter.)
§ 126.340

Scope.

The initial inspection normally consists of a series of inspections conducted during the construction of the
vessel. This inspection determines
whether the vessel was built to comply
with developed plans and in compliance
with applicable law. Items normally included in this inspection are all the
items listed in § 126.430 and in addition
the marine inspector verifies that the
arrangement of the vessel conforms to
the approved plans, that acceptable
material is used in the construction of
the vessel, and that the workmanship
meets required standards for marine
construction. The owner or builder
shall make the vessel available for inspection at each stage of construction
specified by the cognizant OCMI.
§ 126.350 Specific
tions.

tests

and

(a) The applicable tests and inspections set forth in subpart D of this part
must be made during the initial inspection.
(b) The following specific tests and
inspections must also be conducted in
the presence of the marine inspector:
(1) Installation of piping for gaseous
fixed fire-extinguishing (see § 95.15–15 of
this chapter).

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