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Coast Guard, DHS

§ 31.10–17

§ 31.10–16 Inspection and certification
of cargo gear—TB/ALL.
(a) The owner, operator or master
shall provide the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection with all current valid
certificates and registers of cargo gear
issued by competent persons or a recognized organization or nonprofit association approved by the Commandant
to certify the suitability of the cargo
gear.
(b) Every acceptable cargo gear certificate and/or register shall be properly executed by a person authorized to
do so and shall:
(1) Certify as to the tests and examinations conducted;
(2) Show the dates on which the tests
and examinations were conducted; and
(3) Indicate that the cargo gear described in the certificate or register
complies with the standards of the organization or association authorized to
issue the certificate or register.
(c) Competent persons for the purposes of this section are defined as—
(1) Surveyors of a classification society recognized by the Commandant
under 46 U.S.C. 3316,
(2) Surveyors of a recognized cargo
gear organization; or
(3) Responsible officials or employees
of the testing laboratories, companies,
or organizations who conduct tests of
pieces of loose cargo gear, wire rope, or
the annealing of gear as may be required by the standards of the organization or association authorized to
issue the certificate or register.
(d) The registers issued in connection
with cargo gear certification must
have all required entries fully completed as of the dates indicated, shall
be kept current, and shall include the
following:
(1) A register of the cargo handling
machinery and the gear accessory
thereto carried on the vessel named
therein;
(2) Certification of the testing and
examination of winches, derricks, and
their accessory gear;
(3) Certification of the testing and
examination of cranes, hoists, and
their accessory gear;
(4) Certification of the testing and
examination of chains, rings, hooks,
shackles, swivels, and blocks;

(5) Certification of the testing and
examination of wire rope;
(6) Certification of the heat treatment of chains, rings, hooks, shackles,
and swivels which require such treatment; and,
(7) Certification of the annual thorough examinations of gear not required
to be periodically heat treated.
(e) The authorization for organizations to perform the required inspection is granted by the Chief, Office of
Vessel Activities, Commandant (CG–
543), and will continue until superseded, canceled, or modified. The following organizations are currently recognized by the Commandant (CG–543)
as having the technical competence to
handle the required inspection:
(1) National Cargo Bureau, Inc., with
home offices at 17 Battery Place, Suite
1232, New York, NY 10004; on the Internet at http://www.natcargo.org.
(2) The International Cargo Gear Bureau, Inc., with home office at 321 West
44th Street, New York, NY 10036; on the
Internet at http://www.icgb.com.
[CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 16662, Dec. 30, 1965,
amended by CGD 95–028, 62 FR 51197, Sept.
1997; USCG–2007–29018, 72 FR 53964, Sept.
2007; USCG–2008–0394, 73 FR 35961, June
2008; USCG–2008–0906, 73 FR 56509, Sept.
2008]

§ 31.10–17 Annual and periodic inspections—TB/ALL.
(a) Annual inspection. Your vessel
must undergo an annual inspection
within 3 months before or after each
anniversary date, except as specified in
paragraph (b) of this section.
(1) You must contact the cognizant
OCMI to schedule an inspection at a
time and place which he or she approves. No written application is required.
(2) The scope of the annual inspection
is the same as the inspection for certification but in less detail unless the
cognizant marine inspector finds deficiencies or determines that a major
change has occurred since the last inspection. If deficiencies are found or a
major change to the vessel has occurred, the marine inspector will conduct an inspection more detailed in
scope to ensure that the vessel is in
satisfactory condition and fit for the
service for which it is intended. If your

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