[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: 46CFR8.510]

[Page 87-88]
 
                           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. 8.510  Definitions.

    The following definitions apply to this subpart:
    Civil penalty means a final assessment under the provisions of 33 
CFR

[[Page 88]]

part 1, subpart 1.07 or part 20 of this chapter.
    Coast Guard SIP Advisor means the Coast Guard marine inspector 
assigned by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI), to assist 
in the development of an action plan.
    Company means the owner of the vessel or any other organization or 
person, such as the manager or the bareboat charterer, who operates a 
vessel under the SIP.
    Company Action Plan (CAP) means the document describing a company's 
organization, policies, and responsibilities required for participation 
in the SIP.
    Company SIP Agent means the individual who is responsible for the 
Company Action Plan and the Vessel Action Plan development and 
implementation and who has the authority to bind the company to the 
terms of these plans.
    Correction Report means a document which sets out specific vessel 
deficiencies and is used to record their correction by the company.
    Documented deficiency means an incident documented in a Coast Guard 
record in which the condition of a vessel, its equipment, or its 
operation was not in compliance with Coast Guard regulations.
    Examination Checklist means any document or form approved in the 
VAP, that may be used by company employees to record the periodic 
examinations required by the VAP.
    Inspection Criteria References (ICR) means the individual pages in 
the VAP that list each item on the vessel required by regulation to be 
periodically inspected.
    Inspection Schedule and Verification (ISV) means the document that 
lists the items to be inspected and the intervals for their inspection, 
and on which is recorded the completion of required examinations and 
tests conducted by designated company employees.
    Prototype SIP plan means the SIP plans developed for a company or 
vessel participating in a Coast Guard District-or OCMI-endorsed SIP 
before August 18, 1998.
    Reportable casualty means a marine casualty or accident required to 
be reported under 46 CFR part 4, subpart 4.05 of this chapter.
    Streamlined Inspection Program (SIP) means the alternative 
inspection program set out in this subpart.
    Vessel Action Plan (VAP) means the document that prescribes 
procedures for maintenance, examination, and inspection of a vessel 
enrolled in the SIP.