{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-138.100","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 138.100","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of this part is to prescribe requirements for owners or managing operators of towing vessels who adopt a Towing Safety Management System (TSMS) under this subchapter.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER M—TOWING VESSELS","PART 138—TOWING SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TSMS)","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":"454c341e1c59f04a9e72aa8033d365aeef21de4271204ebd3f6425f7e8e02cf0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-137.335","next":"us/46-cfr-138.115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}