{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-138.500","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 138.500","heading":"Notification prior to audit.","body":"(a) The owner or managing operator of a towing vessel must notify the local OCMI at least 72 hours prior to an external audit being conducted under this part.\n(b) The Coast Guard may require that a Coast Guard representative accompany the auditor during part, or all, of an external audit.\n(c) The Coast Guard may conduct a separate audit of the owner or managing operator or its towing vessels, at its discretion.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER M—TOWING VESSELS","PART 138—TOWING SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TSMS)","Subpart E—Coast Guard or Organizational Oversight and Review"],"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":"fbdac44fbbf121f4d6ce365f51b501053c2ad23c1be39c39cc058bc092945534","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-138.410","next":"us/46-cfr-138.505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}