TITLE 46 - SHIPPING

CHAPTER I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

SUBCHAPTER A - PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC

PART 2 - VESSEL INSPECTIONS

2.01 - 6 - Certificates issued to foreign vessels.

  (a) Issuance of certificates. Upon completion of an examination of a foreign vessel, one or more of the following certificates is issued by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection: (1) CG-4504Control Verification for Foreign Vesselissued to a foreign vessel that is registered in a country which is signatory to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974.

  (2)(i) CG-2832ALetter of Complianceissued to a foreign vessel that is suitable for carriage of hazardous cargoes in bulk as defined in 46 Code of Federal Regulations, subchapter 0 and is in compliance with Tankship Cargo Venting and Handling Systems and Minimum Pollution Prevention Regulations and Transfer Procedures (33 CFR parts 155, 156, 157 and 159), and Navigation Safety Inspection Regulations (33 CFR part 164).

  (ii) Letter of Complianceissued to Foreign Mobile Offshore Drilling Units engaged in Outer Continental Shelf activities under 33 CFR 143.210.

  (3) CG-840S1Tank Vessel Examination Letterissued to a foreign vessel that is suitable for carriage of cargoes as defined in 46 Code of Federal Regulations, subchapter D and is in compliance with Tankship Cargo Venting and Handling Systems and Minimum Safety Standards (SOLAS 7446 CFR part 35), Pollution Prevention Regulations and Transfer Procedures (33 CFR parts 155, 156, 157 and 159), and Navigation Safety Regulations (33 CFR part 164).

  (4) Foreign vessels of countries which are nonsignatory to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, are issued a Temporary Certificate of Inspection (CG-854) and a Certificate of Inspection (CG-841) as described in 2.015.

  (b) Description of Certificates. (1) CG-4504Control Verification for Foreign Vesselsdescribes the vessel, type of certificate required by the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, country issued by, and its expiration date. The period of validity of a control verification for foreign vessel is stated on the certificate.

  (2) CG-2832ALetter of Compliancedescribe the vessel and the period for which the letter is valid.

  (3) CG-840S1Tank Vessel Examination Letterdescribe the vessel and if there are any deficiencies as to applicable regulations at the time the vessel was examined. If there are deficiencies they are listed in an attachment to this letter (CG-840S2). The Tank Vessel Examination Letter is valid for a period of 1 year from the date the examination is completed.

  (4) Temporary Certificate of Inspection (CG-854) and Certificate of Inspection (CG-841) are amended as provided for in 2.015(c).

[CGD 77014, 44 FR 5316, Jan. 25, 1979, as amended by CGD 90008, 55 FR 30659, July 26, 1990; CGD 91030, 60 FR 13563, Mar. 13, 1995]