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Title 46: Shipping
CHAPTER I: COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER A: PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC
PART 5: MARINE INVESTIGATION REGULATIONS-PERSONNEL ACTION
Subpart E: Deposit or Surrender of Coast Guard Credential or Endorsement
5.203 - Voluntary surrender to avoid hearing.
(a) Any holder may surrender a credential or endorsement to the Coast Guard in preference to appearing at a hearing.
(b) A holder voluntarily surrendering a credential or endorsement shall sign a written statement containing the stipulations that:
(1) The surrender is made voluntarily in preference to appearing at a hearing;
(2) All rights to the credential or endorsement surrendered are permanently relinquished; and,
(3) Any rights with respect to a hearing are waived.
(c) A voluntary surrender of a credential or endorsement to an investigating officer in preference to appearing at a hearing is not to be accepted by an investigating officer unless the investigating officer is convinced that the holder fully realizes the effect of such surrender.
[CGD 82-002, 50 FR 32184, Aug. 9, 1985, as amended by USCG-2006-24371, 74 FR 11215, Mar. 16, 2009]
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