[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR4.66]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 4--VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 4.66  Verification of inspection.

    (a) No clearance shall be granted unless the port director is 
satisfied that a proper certificate of inspection is in force and the 
vessel is in compliance with such certificate, if the vessel is:
    (1) A vessel of the United States required to be inspected as 
specified in Title 46, Code of Federal Regulations.
    (2) A foreign vessel carrying passengers from the United States.
    (b) In the case of vessels of foreign nations which are signatories 
of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1948, 
carrying passengers from the United States, an unexpired Certificate of 
Examination for Foreign Passenger Vessel, Form CG-989, or an unexpired 
Certificate for Foreign Vessel to Carry Persons in Addition to Crew, 
Form CG-3463, issued by the United States Coast Guard, may be accepted 
as evidence that a proper certificate of inspection is in force and the 
vessel is in compliance with such certificate.
    (c) In the case of vessels of the United States subject to 
inspection proceeding to another port for repairs, a valid Permit to 
Proceed to Another Port for Repairs, Form CG-948, issued by the United 
States Coast Guard, shall be accepted in lieu of the certificate of 
inspection required by this section.

[T.D. 56173, 29 FR 6681, May 22, 1964, as amended by T.D. 69-266, 34 FR 
20422, Dec. 31, 1969]