{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-138.510","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 138.510","heading":"Required attendance.","body":"(a) The TPO and the owner or managing operator may be required to explain or otherwise demonstrate areas of the TSMS to the Coast Guard if there is evidence that a TSMS, for which a TSMS certificate was issued, is not in compliance with the provisions of this part. The Coast Guard may require a third party's attendance at the vessel or the office of the owner or managing operator for this purpose.\n(b) The Coast Guard will not bear any of the costs for a third party's attendance at the vessel or the office of the owner or managing operator when complying with this provision.","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":"bc875b2b3f97ea2b0e52c5e504102cecd6795dd1a303a965e9bce4f6f8a1beaf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-138.505","next":"us/46-cfr-139.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}