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Coast Guard, DHS

§ 91.20–15
fice of Design and Engineering Systems, 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).

§ 91.05–5 To whom issued.
(a) Such permit will only be issued
upon the written application of the
master, owner, or agent of the vessel.
§ 91.05–10 Conditions of permit.
(a) The permit will state upon its
face the conditions under which it is
issued and whether or not the vessel is
permitted to carry freight or passengers.

[CGD 95–010, 62 FR 67536, Dec. 24, 1997, as
amended by USCG–1999–5004, 64 FR 30439,
June 8, 1999; USCG–2004–18884, 69 FR 58347,
Sept. 30, 2004; USCG–2006–25697, 71 FR 55746,
Sept. 25, 2006; USCG–2009–0702, 74 FR 49231,
Sept. 25, 2009; USCG–2013–0671, 78 FR 60150,
Sept. 30, 2013]

§ 91.05–15 Posting.
(a) The permit shall be carried in a
manner similar to that described in
§ 91.01–5 for a certificate of inspection.

Subpart 91.20—Initial Inspection

Subpart 91.15—Inspection of
Vessels

§ 91.20–1 Prerequisite of certificate of
inspection.
(a) The initial inspection is a prerequisite of the issuance of the original
certificate of inspection.

§ 91.15–1 Standards in inspection of
hulls, boilers, and machinery.
In the inspection of hulls, boilers,
and machinery of vessels, the standards established by the American Bureau of Shipping, see part 90, subpart
90.35 of this chapter, respecting material and inspection of hulls, boilers,
and machinery, and the certificate of
classification referring thereto, except
where otherwise provided for by the
rules and regulations in this subchapter, subchapter E (Load Lines),
subchapter F (Marine Engineering),
subchapter J (Electrical Engineering),
and subchapter W (Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements) of this chapter, shall be accepted as standard by
the inspectors.

§ 91.20–5 When made.
(a) The original inspection will only
be made upon the written application
of the owner or builder of the vessel to
the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, on Form CG–3752, Application for
Inspection of U.S. Vessel, at or nearest
the port where the vessel is located.
§ 91.20–10 Plans.
(a) Before application for inspection
is made, and before construction is
started, the owner or builder shall have
plans approved by the Commandant indicating the proposed arrangement and
construction of the vessel. The procedure for submitting plans and the list
of plans to be supplied is set forth in
subpart 91.55.

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[CGD 84–069, 61 FR 25289, May 20, 1996]

§ 91.15–5 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 may comply with the Alternate Compliance Program provisions of
part 8 of this chapter.
(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), Attn: Of-

§ 91.20–15 Scope of inspection.
(a) The initial inspection, which may
consist of a series of inspections during
the construction of a vessel, shall include a complete inspection of the
structure, including the outside of the
vessel’s bottom, the machinery, unfired
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,

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