[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: 46CFR31.01-1]

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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. 31.01-1  Inspections required--TB/ALL.


    (a) Every tank vessel subject to the regulations in this subchapter 
shall be inspected every 5 years or more often, if necessary, by the 
Coast Guard to see that the hull, boilers, machinery, equipment, 
apparatus for storage, and appliances of the vessel comply with marine 
inspection laws, and the regulations in this subchapter, and when 
applicable, subchapters E, F, J, O, Q, S, and W of this chapter and 33 
CFR parts 155 and 157.
    (b) Tank vessels which are laid up, dismantled, and out of 
commission are exempt from inspections required by law or regulations in 
this subchapter, provided that such vessels are cleaned of all cargo 
residue and maintained in a gas free condition.
    (c) For inspection and tests of tanks containing certain dangerous 
cargoes in bulk, see part 98 and subchapter O of this chapter.

[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16662, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 70-10, 35 FR 
3709, Feb. 25, 1970; CGD 80-009, 48 FR 36458, Aug. 11, 1983; CGD 79-023, 
48 FR 51006, Nov. 4, 1983; CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25286, May 20, 1996; CGD 
97-057, 62 FR 51043, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-1999-4976, 65 FR 6499, Feb. 9, 
2000]