[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR169.213]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 169--SAILING SCHOOL VESSELS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart 169.200--Inspection and Certification
 
Sec. 169.213  Permit to carry excursion party.

    (a) A vessel may be permitted to engage in a temporary excursion 
operation with a greater number of persons and/or on a more extended 
route than permitted by its certificate of inspection when in the 
opinion of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, the operation can 
be undertaken with safety. A ``Permit To Carry Excursion Party'' Form 
CG-949, is a prerequisite of such an operation.
    (b) Any Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, having jurisdiction 
may issue a permit to carry an excursion party upon the written 
application of the operator, owner or agent of the vessel.
    (c) The OCMI will reevaluate the vessel's sailing instruction 
program to ensure that the permit fits within the scope of the training 
program and that

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the vessel continues to meet the definition of a sailing school vessel.
    (d) The OCMI may require an inspection prior to the issuance of a 
permit to carry an excursion party.
    (e) The permit states upon its face the conditions under which it is 
issued, a reminder about the prohibition against carrying passengers, 
the number of persons the vessel may carry, the crew required, and 
additional lifesaving or safety equipment required, the route for which 
the permit is granted, and the dates on which the permit is valid.
    (f) The permit must be carried with the certificate of inspection. 
Any vessel operating under a permit to carry an excursion party must be 
in full compliance with the terms of its certificate of inspection as 
supplemented by the permit.