{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-137.202","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 137.202","heading":"Documenting compliance for the TSMS option.","body":"The owner or managing operator of a towing vessel that chooses the TSMS option for a towing vessel must document compliance with this subpart as follows:\n(a) Prior to obtaining the vessel's initial COI, the owner or managing operator must provide a report to the Coast Guard of a survey as described in § 137.215 that demonstrates that the vessel complies the requirements of this part.\n(b) For the re-issuance of the vessel's COI, the owner or managing operator must:\n(1) Provide objective evidence of an external survey program as described in § 137.205; or\n(2) Provide objective evidence of an internal survey program as described in § 137.210.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER M—TOWING VESSELS","PART 137—VESSEL COMPLIANCE","Subpart B—Inspections and Surveys for Certification"],"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":"0da9a998aabdd05fd9fcf2225c2f6922ec871ba19ef523d99cfe188166b7cac0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-137.200","next":"us/46-cfr-137.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}