[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: 46CFR176.655]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 176--INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart F--Hull and Tailshaft Examinations
 
Sec. 176.655  Hull examination reports.

    (a) If you exclusively use divers for the underwater survey portion 
of the AHE, you must provide the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection 
(OCMI) with a written hull examination report. This report must include 
thickness gauging results, a copy of the audio and video recordings and 
any other information that will help the OCMI evaluate your vessel for a 
drydock extension. The

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third party examiner must sign the report and confirm the validity of 
its contents.
    (b) If you use an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) as the 
predominate means to examine the vessel's underwater hull plating, you 
must provide the OCMI with a report in a format that is acceptable to 
the OCMI, per Sec. 176.650(b) of this part.
    (c) The OCMI will evaluate the hull examination report and grant a 
credit hull exam if satisfied with the condition of the vessel. If 
approved and you exclusively use divers to examine the hull plating, you 
will receive a credit hull exam of up to 36 months. (Underwater 
examinations are required twice every 5 years.) If approved and you use 
an underwater ROV as the predominate means to examine the hull plating, 
you will receive a credit hull exam of up to 60 months (5 years).

[USCG-2000-6858, 67 FR 21086, Apr. 29, 2002]