cation societies may also be accepted upon approval by the Commandant. § 90.35-5 Where obtainable. (a) The standards established by the American Bureau of Shipping are usually published annually and may be purchased from the American Bureau of Shipping, 45 Broad Street, New York, N.Y., 10004. These standards may be also examined at the Office of the Commandant (M), U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, D.C. 20591, or at the Office of any Coast Guard District Commander or Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. [CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 1697, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68-32, 33 FR 5718, Apr. 12, 1968] Sec. 91.25-5 When made. 91.25-10 Scope of inspection. 91.25-30 Electrical engineering equipment. Subpart 91.27—Reinspection 91.60-1 Application. 91.60-5 Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate. 91.60-10 Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate. 91.60-15 Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelegraphy Certificate. 91.60-20 Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelephony Certificate. 91.60-25 Exemption Certificate. 91.60-30 Nuclear Cargo Ship Safety Certificate. 91.60-35 Posting of Convention certificates. 91.60-40 Duration of certificates. 91.60-45 American Bureau of Shipping. AUTHORITY: R.S. 4405, as amended, 4462, as amended, sec. 6(b)(1), 80 Stat. 938; 46 U.S.C. 375, 416, 49 U.S.C. 1655(b); 49 CFR 1.46(b) (35 FR 4959). Interpret or apply R.S. 4399, as amended, 4400, as amended, 4417, as amended, 4418, as amended, 4426, as amended, 4427, as amended, 4433, as amended, 4453, as amended, 4488, as amended, sec. 14, 29 Stat. 690, as amended, sec. 10, 35 Stat. 428, as amended, 41 Stat. 305, as amended, secs. 1, 2, 49 Stat. 1544, 1545, as amended, sec. 17, 54 Stat. 166, as amended, sec. 3, 68 Stat. 675; 46 U.S.C. 361, 362, 391, 392, 404, 405, 411, 435, 481, 366, 395, 363, 367, 526p, 50 U.S.C. 198; E.O. 11239, July 31, 1965, 30 FR 9671, 3 CFR, 1965 Supp, unless otherwise noted. SOURCE: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted. Subpart 91.01-Certificate of Inspection AUTHORITY: Interpret or apply R.S. 4421, as amended, 4423, as amended, sec. 12, 35 Stat. 428, as amended; 46 U.S.C. 399, 400, 397, unless otherwise noted. § 91.01-1 When required. (a) Except as noted in this subpart or Subpart 91.05, no vessel subject to inspection and certification shall be operated without a valid certificate of inspection. § 91.01-5 Posting. (a) On vessels of over 25 gross tons, the original certificate of inspection shall, in general, be framed under glass and posted in a conspicuous place where it will be most likely to be observed. On vessels not over 25 gross tons, and on other vessels such as barges, where the framing of the certificate under glass would be impracticable, the original certificate of inspection shall be kept on board to be shown on demand. § 91.01-10 Period of validity. (a) Certificates of inspection will be issued for periods of either 1 or 2 years. For nuclear vessels it shall be for a period of 1 year; see also § 99.101 of this subchapter. Application may be made by the master, owner, or agent for inspection and issuance of a new certificate of inspection at any time during the period of validity of the current certificate. For nuclear vessels see Part 99 of this subchapter. (b) Certificates of inspection may be revoked or suspended by the Coast Guard where such process is authorized by law. This may occur if the vessel does not meet the requirements of law or regulations in this chapter or if there is a failure to maintain the safety requirements requisite to the issuance of a certificate of inspection. (c) (1) In the case of the following vessels, modification of the period of validity of the certificate of inspection will be permitted as set forth in this paragraph: (i) Nonself-propelled vessels of 100 gross tons and over proceeding on the high seas or ocean for the sole purpose of changing place of employment. (ii) Nonself-propelled vessels of 100 gross tons and over making rare or infrequent voyages on the high seas or ocean and returning to the port of departure. (2) The certificate of inspection may be issued for a specific period of time to cover a described situation or for one voyage only but in no case to exceed 2 years. The certificate of inspection will include the conditions under which the vessel must operate. Unless the vessel is in compliance with this Subchapter insofar as it applies to seagoing barges of 100 gross tons and over, such vessel shall not carry any person on board while underway, and the certificate of inspection will be endorsed as an unmanned seagoing barge (R.S. 4472, as amended, sec. 2, 23 Stat. 118, as amended, secs. 2, 622, 63 Stat. 496, 545; 46 U.S.C. 170, 2, 14 U.S.C. 2, 633) [CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18901, Dec. 18, 1968] § 91.01-15 Temporary certificate. (a) If necessary to prevent delay of the vessel, a temporary certificate of inspection, Form CG-854, shall be issued pending the issuance and delivery of the regular certificate of inspection. Such temporary certificate shall be carried in the same manner as the regular certificate and shall in all ways be considered the same as the regular certificate of inspection which it represents. § 91.01-20 Expired certificate. (a) Nothing in this subpart shall prevent a vessel upon a regularly established line from a port in the United States to a port of a foreign country not contiguous to the United States whose certificate of inspection expires at sea or while said vessel is in a foreign port or a port of Hawaii from lawfully completing her voyage without the valid certificate of inspection or temporary certificate required by this subpart: Provided, That the certificate of inspection did not expire within 15 days after the vessel left the last port of the United States, and that the voyage shall be completed within 30 days after the expiration of the certificate of inspection. § 91.01-25 Emergency carriage of more than 16 persons in addition to the crew on vessels not engaged in international voyages. (a) When a District Commander finds that an emergency situation exists, he authorizes the local Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, to issue amendments to vessels' certificates of inspection authorizing the carriage of more than 16 persons in addition to the crew. (b) Upon receipt of an application from a vessel's owner or operator, the Local Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, amends the vessel's certificate of inspection after (1) additional lifesaving and firefighting equipment found necessary by the OCMI has been provided; (2) a stability evaluation has been performed; and (3) any other conditions considered necessary by the OCMI have been satisfied. § 91.05-15 Posting. (a) The permit shall be carried in a manner similar to that described in § 91.01-5 for a certificate of inspection. Subpart 91.15-Inspection of Vessels § 91.15-1 Standard in inspection of hulls, boilers, and machinery. (a) In the inspection of hulls, boilers, and machinery of vessels, the standards established by the American Bureau of Shipping, see Subpart 90.35 of this subchapter, respecting material and construction of hulls, boilers, and machinery, and the certificate of classification referring thereto, except where otherwise provided for by the rules and regulations in this subchapter, Subchapter E (Load Lines), Subchapter F (Marine Engineering), or Subchapter J (Electrical Engineering) of this chapter shall be accepted as standard by the inspectors. during the construction of a vessel, shall include a complete inspection of the structure, including the outside of the vessel's bottom, the machinery, unfired pressure vessels, equipment and the inside and outside of the boilers. The inspection shall be such as to insure that the arrangements, material, and scantlings of the structure, boilers, and other pressure vessels and their appurtenances, piping, main and auxiliary machinery, electrical installations, lifesaving appliances, fire-detecting and extinguishing equipment, pilot ladders, pollution prevention equipment, and other equipment fully comply with the applicable regulations for such vessel and are in accordance with approved plans, and determine that the vessel is in possession of a valid certificate issued by the Federal Communications Commission, if any.The inspection shall be such as to ensure that the workmanship of all parts of the vessel and its equipment is in all respects satisfactory and that the vessel is provided with lights, means of making sound signals, and distress signals as required by applicable statutes and regulations. (b) When equipment is installed which is not required by applicable regulations in this subchapter, that equipment shall be inspected and tested as required for such equipment by applicable regulations in Subchapter H (Passenger Vessels) of this chapter. For example, fire-detecting systems shall be inspected and tested as required by Subpart 71.20 of Subchapter H (Passenger Vessels) of this chapter. (c) For nuclear vessels, the inspections required by this section shall be made except insofar as they may be limited by the presence of radiation. In addition the inspection shall include any special preoperational tests and inspections prescribed by the Atomic Energy Commission in its operating license, by the nuclear plant operating procedures, or by the vessel's Safety Assessment. See Part 99 of this subchapter. (R.S. 4472, as amended, sec. 2, 23 Stat. 118, as amended, sec. 2, 63 Stat. 496, as amended, sec. 633, 63 Stat. 545, sec. 311(j)(1)(C), 86 Stat. 816, 868; 83 Stat. 852; 46 U.S.C. 170, 2, 14, U.S.C. 2, 633, 33 U.S.C. 1161(j)(1)(C), 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.; E.O. 11548; 3 CFR 19661970 Comp., p. 949; 49 CFR 1.46 (m)); 91 Stat. 310, 94 Stat. 3433; 33 U.S.C. 1607, 2071; 49 CFR 1.46(c)(11), (n)(14)) [CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68-32, 33 FR 5718, Apr. 12, 1968; CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18901, Dec. 18, 1968; CGD 71-161R, 37 FR 28262, Dec. 21, 1972; CGD 82-036, 48 FR 654, Jan. 6, 1983] § 91.20-20 Specific tests and inspections. (a) The applicable tests and inspections as set forth in Subpart 91.25 of this part shall be made at this time. In addition, the following specific tests and inspections shall be made by the inspector. (1) Installation of lifeboats, davits, and winches-see Subpart 94.35 of this subchapter. (2) Installation of carbon dioxide extinguishing piping-see § 95.15-15 of this subchapter. (3) For inspection procedures of marine engineering equipment and systems, see Subchapter F (Marine Engineering) of this chapter. (4) For inspection procedures of Electrical Engineering equipment and systems, see Subchapter J (Electrical Engineering) of this chapter. (5) For inspection and tests of tanks containing certain dangerous cargoes in bulk, see Part 98 of this subchapter. The inspection shall be such as to insure that the vessel, as regards the structure, boilers and other pressure vessels, and their appurtenances, piping, main and auxiliary machinery, electrical installations, lifesaving appliances, fire-detecting and extinguishing equipment, pilot ladders, pollution prevention equipment, and other equipment, is in satisfactory condition and fit for the service for which it is intended, and that it complies with the applicable regulations for such vessel and determine that the vessel is in possession of a valid certificate issued by the Federal Communications Commission, if required. The lights, means of making sound signals, and distress signals carried by the vessel shall also be subject to the above mentioned inspection for the purpose of ensuring that they comply with the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations. (b) For nuclear vessels, the inspections required by this section shall be made except insofar as they may be limited by the presence of radiation. See also Subpart 99.10 of this subchapter. (Sec. 311(j)(1)(C) 86 Stat. 816, 868, 83 Stat. 852; 1161(j)(1)(C), 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.; E.O. 11548; 3 CFR 1966-1970 Comp., p. 949; 49 CFR 1.46(m)); 91 Stat. 310, 94 Stat. 3433; 33 U.S.C. 1607, 2071; 49 CFR 1.46(c)(11), (n)(14)) [CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68-32, 33 FR 5718, Apr. 12, 1968; CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18901, Dec. 18, 1968; CGD 71-161R, 37 FR 28262, Dec. 21, 1972; CGD 82-036, 48 FR 655, Jan. 6, 1983] § 91.25-15 Lifesaving equipment. (a) At each inspection for certification, except as modified in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, the marine inspector shall conduct the following tests and inspections of lifesaving equipment: (1) It shall be demonstrated that the air tanks of all lifesaving appliances are airtight. (2) Each lifeboat shall be lowered to near the water and then be loaded with its allowed capacity, evenly distributed throughout the length, and then be lowered into the water until it is afloat, and be released from the falls. In making this test persons or |