[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: 46CFR8.500] [Page 87] TITLE 46--SHIPPING CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PART 8_VESSEL INSPECTION ALTERNATIVES--Table of Contents Subpart E_Streamlined Inspection Program Sec. 8.500 Purpose. Source: CGD 96-055, 63 FR 44353, Aug. 18, 1998, unless otherwise noted. (a) This subpart establishes the Streamlined Inspection Program (SIP) which is a voluntary alternative inspection program for U.S. documented or registered vessels required to maintain a valid certificate of inspection (COI). (b) This subpart sets out the eligibility and application requirements and the plan development and approval procedures for enrollment of companies and their vessels in the SIP.