{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-197.208","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 197.208","heading":"Designation of person-in-charge.","body":"(a) The owner or agent of a vessel or facility without a designated master shall designate, in writing, an individual to be the person-in-charge of the vessel or facility.\n(b) Where a master is designated, the master is the person-in-charge.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER V—MARINE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS","PART 197—GENERAL PROVISIONS","Subpart B—Commercial Diving Operations"],"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":"274f921ec3fa87fd0bfaf68736a5d70780abbe69a72d1767a5fbb8101ca76664","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-197.206","next":"us/46-cfr-197.210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}