[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: 46CFR2.01-5]

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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. 2.01-5  Certificate of inspection.

    (a) Issuance of certificates. Upon completion of the inspection of a 
United States vessel, and on condition that the vessel and its equipment 
are approved by the inspector, a certificate of one or more of the 
following Coast Guard forms is issued by the Officer in Charge, Marine 
Inspection:
    (1) CG-841--Certificate of Inspection.
    (2) CG-854--Temporary Certificate of Inspection.
    (b) Description of certificates. The certificates of inspection 
issued to United States vessels describe the vessel, the route the 
vessel may travel, the minimum manning requirements, the safety 
equipment and appliances required

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to be on board, the total number of persons that may be carried, and the 
names of the owners and operators. The period of validity is stated on 
the certificate. The certificate may be renewed by applying for 
inspection under Sec. 2.01-1.
    (c) Amending certificates. When, because of a change in the 
character of the vessel or vessel's route, equipment, etc., the vessel 
does not comply with the requirements of the Certificate of Inspection 
previously issued, a certificate amending such certificate may be issued 
at the discretion of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, to whom a 
request is made on Coast Guard form CG-858, Certificate of Inspection 
Amendment.

[CGD 77-014, 44 FR 5316, Jan. 25, 1979, as amended by USCG-1999-4976, 65 
FR 6498, Feb. 9, 2000; USCG-2004-18884, 69 FR 58341, Sept. 30, 2004]