46 CFR § 131.515 - Periodic sanitary inspections.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s131.515"
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title: "46 CFR § 131.515 - Periodic sanitary inspections."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "131.515"
section_name: "Periodic sanitary inspections."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "L"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS"
part_number: "131"
part_name: "OPERATIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306, 6101, 10104; E.O. 12234, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4. Section 131.990 also issued under sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905."
regulatory_source: "CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49340, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
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# 131.515 Periodic sanitary inspections.

(a) The master shall make periodic inspections of the quarters, toilet and washing spaces, serving pantries, galleys, and the like, to ensure that those spaces are maintained in a sanitary condition.

(b) The master shall enter in the vessel's logbook the results of these inspections.