[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR140.101]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
    CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 140--GENERAL--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart B--Inspections
 
Sec. 140.101  Inspection by Coast Guard marine inspectors or Minerals Management Service inspectors.


    (a) Each unit engaged in OCS activities is subject to inspection by 
the Coast Guard.
    (b) On behalf of the Coast Guard, each fixed OCS facility engaged in 
OCS activities is subject to inspection by the Minerals Management 
Service (MMS).
    (c) Under the direction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, 
Coast Guard marine inspectors may inspect units engaged in OCS 
activities, and MMS inspectors may inspect fixed OCS facilities, to 
determine whether the requirements of this subchapter are met. These 
inspections may be conducted with or without advance notice at any time 
deemed necessary by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, or MMS.
    (d) As part of an inspection, a Coast Guard marine inspector or an 
MMS inspector may review records and require and observe the conduct of 
emergency drills and other tests and procedures as may be necessary to 
demonstrate to that person's satisfaction that the unit and its 
equipment are in full compliance with applicable Coast Guard 
regulations. The Coast Guard marine inspector or the MMS inspector 
consults with the person in charge of the unit before requiring a drill 
or other test or procedure to be conducted to minimize disruption of 
unit activities and risk to life or property.
    (e) Coast Guard inspections of foreign units recognize valid 
international certificates accepted by the United States, including 
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), Loadline, and Mobile Offshore Drilling 
Unit (MODU) Code certificates for matters covered by the certificates, 
unless there are clear grounds for believing that the condition of the 
unit or its equipment does not correspond substantially with the 
particulars of the certificate.
    (f) Coast Guard marine inspectors conduct an initial inspection of 
each fixed OCS facility to determine whether the facility is in 
compliance with the requirements of this subchapter.

[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9376, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 84-098a, 53 FR 
18980, May 26, 1988; USCG-2001-9045, 67 FR 5916, Feb. 7, 2002]