{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-153.809","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 153.809","heading":"Procedures for having the Coast Guard examine a vessel for a Certificate of Compliance.","body":"The owner of a foreign flag vessel wishing to have the Coast Guard conduct a Certificate of Compliance examination, as required by § 153.808, must proceed as follows:\n(a) Notify the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection of the port where the vessel is to be inspected at least 7 days before the vessel arrives and arrange the exact time and other details of the examination. This notification is in addition to any other pre-arrival notice to the Coast Guard required by other regulations, but may be concurrent with the endorsement application in § 153.9, and must include—\n(1) The name of the vessel's first U.S. port of call;\n(2) The date that the vessel is scheduled to arrive;\n(3) The name and telephone number of the owner's local agent; and\n(4) The names of all cargoes listed in table 1 of this part that are on board the vessel.\n(b) Before the examination required by § 153.808 is begun, make certain that the following plans are on board the vessel and available to the Marine Inspector. These plans include—\n(1) A general arrangement (including the location of fire fighting, safety, and lifesaving gear);\n(2) A capacity plan;\n(3) A schematic diagram of cargo piping on deck and in tanks (including the location of all valves and pumps); and\n(4) A schematic diagram of cargo tank vent piping (including the location of relief valves and flame screens).","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER O—CERTAIN BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES","PART 153—SHIPS CARRYING BULK LIQUID, LIQUEFIED GAS, OR COMPRESSED GAS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS","Subpart B—Design and Equipment"],"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":"6b4d68bc587df79733ff0f1bf44cfc772222ff4a08b673a94b3b172bece14126","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-153.808","next":"us/46-cfr-153.812"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}