[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: 46CFR189.27-5]

[Page 350]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 189_INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart 189.27_Annual and Periodic Inspections
 
Sec. 189.27-5  Periodic inspection.

    (a) Your vessel must undergo a periodic inspection within 3 months 
before or after the second or third anniversary of the date of your 
vessel's Certificate of Inspection. This periodic inspection will take 
the place of an annual inspection.
    (b) You must contact the cognizant OCMI to schedule an inspection at 
a time and place which he or she approves. No written application is 
required.
    (c) The scope of the periodic inspection is the same as that for the 
inspection for certification, as specified in Sec. 189.25-10. The OCMI 
will insure that the vessel is in satisfactory condition and fit for the 
service for which it is intended. If your vessel passes the periodic 
inspection, the marine inspector will endorse your current Certificate 
of Inspection.
    (d) If the periodic inspection reveals deficiencies in your vessel's 
maintenance, you must make any or all repairs or improvements within the 
time period specified by the OCMI.
    (e) Nothing in this subpart limits the marine inspector from 
conducting such tests or inspections he or she deems necessary to be 
assured of the vessel's seaworthiness.

[USCG-1999-4976, 65 FR 6509, Feb. 9, 2000]