[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: 46CFR31.10-25]

[Page 409]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 31_INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart 31.10_Inspections
 
Sec. 31.10-25  Inspection covering repairs and alterations involving 
safety--TB/ALL.

    No extensive alterations involving the safety of a tank vessel 
either in regard to hull or machinery shall be made without the approval 
of the Commandant. Before such alterations are carried out, copies of 
plans and specifications in triplicate for the work involved shall be 
forwarded to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, in whose zone the 
repairs will be made, for submission to Headquarters for approval. If 
approved one set of the plans and specifications, properly stamped and 
dated, shall be returned to the owner or to the repair yard designated 
by the owner; one set to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, who 
forwarded the plans and specifications to Headquarters; and one set 
shall be retained at Headquarters. If such plans and specifications are 
not approved, the Commandant shall promptly notify the owner or 
designated shipyard wherein they fail to comply with the regulations in 
this chapter. No extensive repairs to the hull or machinery which affect 
the safety of a vessel shall be made without the knowledge of the 
Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.