[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of Octobery 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR1.01-15]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 1_ORGANIZATION, GENERAL COURSE AND METHODS GOVERNING MARINE SAFETY 
FUNCTIONS--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart 1.01_Organization and General Flow of Functions
 
Sec. 1.01-15  Organization; districts.

    (a) To assist the District Commander in carrying out the regulatory 
and enforcement aspects of marine safety in the Coast Guard Districts, 
there is assigned to each District Commander a staff officer designated 
as Chief, Marine Safety Division. The chain of military command is from 
the District Commander to each Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, 
within the district. The Chief, Marine Safety Division, is a staff 
officer assigned to the District Commander and acts only on the basis of 
the authority and by direction of the District Commander.
    (1) The Chiefs, Marine Safety Division, in the District Offices, 
under the supervision of their respective District Commanders, direct 
the activities in their district relative to vessel, factory and 
shipyard inspections; reports and investigations of marine casualties 
and accidents; processing of violations of navigation and vessel 
inspection laws; the licensing, certificating, shipment and discharge of 
seaman; the investigation and institution of proceedings looking to 
suspension and revocation under 46 U.S.C. chapter 77 of licenses, 
certificates, and documents held by persons; and all other marine safety 
regulatory activities except those functions related to recreational 
boating when under the supervision of the Chiefs, Boating Safety 
Division, in the District Offices.
    (2) Unless otherwise provided for, the Chiefs, Boating Safety 
Division, in the District Offices, under the supervision of their 
respective District Commanders, direct the activities in their districts 
relative to administration of the law enforcement program applicable to 
uninspected vessels used for recreational purposes and the imposition 
and collection of penalties in connection therewith; maintain liaison 
with Federal and State agencies having related interests; develop and 
coordinate agreements and arrangements with Federal and State agencies 
for cooperation in the enforcement of State and Federal laws related to 
recreational boating; and review investigative reports of recreational 
boating accidents.
    (b) The Officers in Charge, Marine Inspection, in the Coast Guard 
districts, under the supervision of their respective District 
Commanders, are in charge of marine inspection offices and marine safety 
offices located in various ports and have command responsibility with 
assigned marine safety zones for the performance of duties with respect 
to the inspection, enforcement, and administration of navigation and 
vessel inspection laws, and rules, and regulations governing marine 
safety. The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, has been designated 
and delegated to give immediate direction to Coast Guard activities 
relating to marine safety functions consisting of inspection of vessels 
in order to determine that they comply with the applicable laws, rules, 
and regulations relating to construction, equipment, manning and 
operation, and to be satisfied that such vessels are in seaworthy 
condition for the services in which such vessels are to be operated; 
shipyard inspections; factory inspections of materials and equipment for 
vessels; the licensing, certificating, shipment and discharge of seaman; 
investigations of marine casualties and

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accidents; investigations of violations of law; negligence, misconduct, 
unskillfullness, incompetence or misbehavior of persons holding 
licenses, certificates, or documents issued by the Coast Guard; 
initiations of actions seeking suspension or revocation under 46 U.S.C. 
chapter 77 of licenses, certificates and documents held by persons, and 
presentation of cases at hearings before Administrative Law Judges; and 
the enforcement of navigation, vessel inspection and seaman laws in 
general.

    Note: Licensing and Certification functions are performed only by 
the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, at the following locations:

Boston, MA
New York, NY
Baltimore, MD
Charleston, SC
Miami, FL
New Orleans, LA
Houston, TX
Memphis, TN
St. Louis, MO
Toledo, OH
San Pedro, CA
San Francisco, CA
Portland, OR
Seattle, WA
Anchorage, AK
Juneau, AK
Honolulu, HI

    Where the term Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, Marine 
Inspection Office, or Marine Safety Office is used within the context of 
parts 10 or 12 of this chapter, it is understood to mean that particular 
Officer or Office at one of the above listed locations.
    (c) For descriptions of Coast Guard districts and marine safety 
zones, see 33 CFR part 3.

[CGD 88-033, 54 FR 50376, Dec. 6, 1989, as amended by CGD 97-057, 62 FR 
51040, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2000-7790, 65 FR 58457, Sept. 29, 2000]