[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: 46CFR31.01-5]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 31_INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart 31.01_General
 
Sec. 31.01-5  Scope of initial inspection--TB/ALL.

    The initial inspection, which may consist of a series of inspections 
during the construction of a vessel, shall include a complete inspection 
of the structure, including the outside of the vessel's bottom, the 
machinery, unfired pressure vessels, equipment and the inside and 
outside of the boilers. The inspection shall be such as to insure that

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the arrangements, material, and scantlings of the structure, boilers and 
other pressure vessels and their appurtenances, piping, main and 
auxiliary machinery, electrical installations, lifesaving appliances, 
fire-detecting and extinguishing equipment, pilot boarding equipment and 
other equipment fully comply with the applicable regulations for such 
vessel and are in accordance with approved plans, and determine that the 
vessel is in possession of a valid certificate issued by the Federal 
Communications Commission, if any. The inspection shall be such as to 
ensure that the workmanship of all parts of the vessel and its equipment 
is in all respects satisfactory and that the vessel is provided with 
lights, means of making sound signals, and distress signals as required 
by applicable statutes and regulations.

[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16662, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68-32, 33 FR 
5712, Apr. 12, 1968; CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18804, Dec. 18, 1968; CGD 82-036, 
48 FR 654, Jan. 6, 1983; CGD 79-032, 49 FR 25455, June 21, 1984; CGD 95-
012, 60 FR 48049, Sept. 18, 1995]