[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR2.01-1]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 2_VESSEL INSPECTIONS--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart 2.01_Inspecting and Certificating of Vessels
 
Sec. 2.01-1  Applications for inspections.


    (a) Application forms. (1) Applications for inspections of vessels 
required to be inspected under Subtitle II, Title 46 of the U.S. Code, 
Title 46 and Title 33 U.S. Code, or under 50 U.S.C. 198 shall be made by 
the master, owner, or agent on the following Coast Guard forms which are 
obtainable from the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, at any local 
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Office.
    (i) CG-3752--Application for Inspection of U.S. Vessel.

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    (ii) CG-986--Application for Inspection of Foreign Vessel.
    (2) These applications require information on name and type of 
vessel, nature of employment and route in which to be operated, and 
place where and date when the vessel may be inspected.
    (b) To whom submitted. The completed form must be submitted to the 
Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, in the Marine Inspection Zone 
within which the inspection is to be conducted.
    (c) New vessels. Applications for inspection of new vessels must be 
preceded by the submission of applicable drawings or prints in 
accordance with the specific requirements in subchapters D (Tank 
Vessels), E (Load Lines), F (Marine Engineering), H (Passenger Vessels), 
I (Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels), J (Electrical Engineering), K 
(Small Passenger Vessels Carrying More Than 150 Passengers Or With 
Overnight Accommodations For More Than 49 Passengers), L (Offshore 
Supply Vessels), O (Certain Bulk Dangerous Cargoes), S (Subdivision and 
Stability), and T (Small Passenger Vessels) of this chapter applicable 
to that particular type of vessel or type of service in which the vessel 
is proposed to be operated.
    (d) Foreign-built vessels. (1) Those foreign-built vessels which are 
specifically authorized by public or private laws to engage in the 
coastwise trade, and those foreign-built vessels which are documented to 
engage in the foreign trade shall be inspected and certificated as 
required by law and/or the regulations in this chapter which are 
applicable to their class and employment.
    (2) Foreign-built vessels are not permitted to engage in the U.S. 
coastwise trade (domestic trade) unless specifically authorized by law. 
Therefore, when foreign-built vessels are intended for use in the 
coastwise trade as defined by the U.S. Customs Service, such vessels 
will not be inspected and certificated unless specifically authorized by 
law to engage in coastwise trade.

[CG FR 65-50, 30 FR 16604, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 79-023, 48 
FR 51006, Nov. 4, 1983; CGD 91-030, 60 FR 13563, Mar. 13, 1995; CGD 97-
057, 62 FR 51041, Sept. 30, 1997; CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51194, Sept. 30, 
1997; USCG-2006-25556, 72 FR 36329, July 2, 2007]