[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: 46CFR31.15-10]

[Page 418]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 31_INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart 31.15_Manning of Tank Vessels
 
Sec. 31.15-10  Towing vessels may carry persons in addition to

crew--B/LBR.

    (a) Towing vessels engaged in towing tank barges on the Great Lakes, 
inland waters, or rivers, may be authorized by the Coast Guard District 
Commander of the district to carry on board such number of persons in 
addition to its crew as shall be deemed necessary to carry on the 
legitimate business of such towing vessel or barge, not exceeding, 
however, one person to every net ton of the towing vessel.
    (b) A Coast Guard District Commander granting a license to a vessel 
engaged in towing to carry persons in addition to its crew shall notify 
the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, in whose jurisdiction the 
vessel receiving the permit is engaged, and the Officer in Charge, 
Marine Inspection, shall keep a record of the same.