{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-137.120","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 137.120","heading":"Responsibility for compliance.","body":"(a) The owner and managing operator must ensure that the towing vessel is in compliance with this subchapter and other applicable laws and regulations at all times.\n(b) Non-conformities and deficiencies must be corrected in a timely manner.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER M—TOWING VESSELS","PART 137—VESSEL COMPLIANCE","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"9b6c583d90c73c3a8f70e95cd89d71be454860c68bbcd046aad8ed72b9be8271","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-137.100","next":"us/46-cfr-137.130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}