[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]

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                           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.