[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR16.101]

[Page 275]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 16_CHEMICAL TESTING--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 16.101  Purpose of regulations.


    (a) The regulations in this part provide a means to minimize the use 
of intoxicants by merchant marine personnel and to promote a drug free 
and safe work environment.
    (b) These regulations prescribe the minimum standards, procedures, 
and means to be used to test for the use of dangerous drugs.
    (c) As part of a reasonable cause drug testing program established 
pursuant to this part, employers may test for drugs in addition to those 
specified in this part only with approval granted by the Coast Guard 
under 49 CFR part 40 and for substances for which the Department of 
Health and Human Services has established an approved testing protocol 
and positive threshold.