[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: 46CFR176.640]

[Page 215-216]
 
                           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. 176.640  Pre-survey meeting.

    (a) In advance of each AHE, you must conduct a pre-survey meeting to 
discuss the details of the AHE procedure with the Officer in Charge, 
Marine Inspection (OCMI). If you exclusively use divers to examine the 
underwater hull plating, the third party examiner must attend the 
meeting and you must present the results of the preliminary examination. 
If you use an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) as the 
predominate means to examine the vessel's hull plating, then the pre-
survey meeting must be attended by a representative of the ROV operating 
company who is qualified to discuss the ROV's capabilities and 
limitations related to your vessel's hull design and configuration.
    (b) A vessel owner, operator, or designated agent must request this 
meeting in writing at least 30 days in advance of the examination date.

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    (c) The pre-survey meeting may be conducted by teleconference, if 
agreed to in advance by the OCMI.

[USCG-2000-6858, 67 FR 21086, Apr. 29, 2002, as amended at 69 FR 47384, 
Aug. 5, 2004]