[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR42.09-20]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 42_DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN VOYAGES BY SEA--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart 42.09_Load Line Assignments and Surveys_General Requirements
 
Sec. 42.09-20  Surveys of foreign vessels.

    (a) General. Foreign vessels of countries which have not ratified or 
acceded to the 1966 Convention, or which do not have valid certificates 
issued under

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other international convention or treaty and recognized by the United 
States of America, if desiring to depart from a port or place in the 
United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Territory of Guam, 
or other U.S. possessions, shall be subjected to survey, marking, and 
certification by a load line assigning and issuing authority as 
authorized under Sec. 42.07-35 or Sec. 42.07-40, unless:
    (1) The vessel is exempted by the provision of 46 U.S.C. 5102; or
    (2) The vessel is under tow and carrying neither passengers nor 
cargo.
    (b) Scope of survey. A periodical survey described in Sec. 42.09-
15(c) shall be conducted by and prove satisfactory to the assigning and 
issuing authority. It shall be made prior to issue or reissue of the 
applicable certificate.
    (c) Certification of load lines. The assigning and issuing authority 
after determining the vessel meets the applicable requirements in this 
part may issue a load line certificate subject to requirements in Sec. 
42.07-45 and on the applicable form described in subpart 42.50 of this 
part: Provided, That the load line certificate issued shall be valid for 
a period of 1 year. The certificate may be revalidated by endorsement 
for additional 1 year periods if the condition of the vessel so 
warrants, but in any event the certificate shall become void five (5) 
years from date of issue, or at the expiration of the fourth (4th) 
yearly validation, whichever occurs first. Whenever the condition of the 
vessel warrants special limitations, such information and facts shall be 
attested to on the front or back of the certificate as necessary, by the 
assigning and issuing authority.

[CGFR 68-60, 33 FR 10056, July 12, 1968, as amended by CGFR 68-126, 34 
FR 9013, June 5, 1969; CGD 80-120, 47 FR 5723, Feb. 8, 1982; USCG-1998-
4442, 63 FR 52190, Sept. 30, 1998]