[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR176.100]

[Page 205-206]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 176_INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart A_Certificate of Inspection
 
Sec. 176.100  When required.




                   Subpart A_Certificate of Inspection

Sec.
176.100 When required.
176.103 Description.
176.105 How to obtain or renew.
176.107 Period of validity for a Certificate of Inspection.
176.110 Routes permitted.
176.112 Total persons permitted.
176.113 Passengers permitted.
176.114 Alternative requirements for a vessel operating as other than a 
          small passenger vessel.
176.120 Certificate of Inspection amendment.

               Subpart B_Special Permits and Certificates

176.202 Permit to proceed.
176.204 Permit to carry excursion party.

    Subpart C_Posting of Certificates, Permits, and Stability Letters

176.302 Certificates and permits.
176.306 Stability letter.
176.310 Certification Expiration Date Stickers.

                 Subpart D_Inspection for Certification

176.400 General.
176.402 Initial inspection for certification.
176.404 Subsequent inspections for certification.

                         Subpart E_Reinspection

176.500 When required.
176.502 Certificate of Inspection: Conditions of validity.

                Subpart F_Hull and Tailshaft Examinations

176.600 Drydock examination, internal structural examination, and 
          underwater survey intervals.
176.610 Scope of drydock and internal structural examinations.
176.615 Underwater Survey in Lieu of Drydocking (UWILD).
176.620 Description of the Alternative Hull Examination (AHE) Program 
          for certain passenger vessels.
176.625 Eligibility requirements for the Alternative Hull Examination 
          (AHE) Program for certain passenger vessels.
176.630 The Alternative Hull Examination (AHE) Program application.
176.635 Preliminary examination requirements.
176.640 Pre-survey meeting.

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176.645 AHE Procedure.
176.650 Alternative Hull Examination Program options: Divers or 
          underwater ROV.
176.655 Hull examination reports.
176.660 Continued participation in the Alternative Hull Examination 
          (AHE) Program.
176.665 Notice and plans required.
176.670 Tailshaft examinations.
176.675 Extension of examination intervals.

                    Subpart G_Repairs and Alterations

176.700 Permission for repairs and alterations.
176.702 Installation tests and inspections.
176.704 Breaking of safety valve seals.
176.710 Inspection and testing prior to hot work.

                     Subpart H_Material Inspections

176.800 Inspection standards.
176.801 Notice of inspection deficiencies and requirements.
176.802 Hull.
176.804 Machinery.
176.806 Electrical.
176.808 Lifesaving.
176.810 Fire protection.
176.812 Pressure vessels and boilers.
176.814 Steering systems.
176.816 Miscellaneous systems and equipment.
176.818 Sanitary inspection.
176.830 Unsafe practices.
176.840 Additional tests and inspections.

 Subpart I_International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as 
                             Amended (SOLAS)

176.900 Applicability.
176.910 Passenger Ship Safety Certificate.
176.920 Exemptions.
176.925 Safety Management Certificate.
176.930 Equivalents.

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3205, 3306, 3307; 49 
U.S.C. App. 1804; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 
743; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of 
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.

    Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 953, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise 
noted.



    (a) A vessel to which this subchapter applies may not be operated 
without having on board a valid U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of 
Inspection.
    (b) Except as noted in Sec. 176.114 of this part, each vessel 
inspected and certificated under the provisions of this subchapter must, 
when any passengers are aboard during the tenure of the certificate, be 
in full compliance with the terms of the certificate.
    (c) If necessary to prevent delay of the vessel, a temporary 
Certificate of Inspection may be issued pending the issuance and 
delivery of the regular Certificate of Inspection. The temporary 
certificate must be carried in the same manner as the regular 
certificate and is considered the same as the regular Certificate of 
Inspection that it represents.
    (d) A vessel on a foreign voyage between a port in the United States 
and a port in a foreign country, whose Certificate of Inspection expires 
during the voyage, may lawfully complete the voyage without a valid 
Certificate of Inspection provided the voyage is completed within 30 
days of expiration and the certificate did not expire within 15 days of 
sailing on the foreign voyage from a U.S. port.

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 953, Jan. 10, 1996; 61 FR 20557, May 7, 1996]