46 CFR § 137.305 - Documenting compliance for the TSMS option.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s137.305"
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title: "46 CFR § 137.305 - Documenting compliance for the TSMS option."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "137.305"
section_name: "Documenting compliance for the TSMS option."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "M"
subchapter_name: "TOWING VESSELS"
part_number: "137"
part_name: "VESSEL COMPLIANCE"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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regulatory_source: "81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 137.305 Documenting compliance for the TSMS option.

The owner or managing operator of a towing vessel, who has selected the TSMS option, must document compliance with this subpart as follows:

(a) For vessels under the external survey program, provide objective evidence of compliance with § 137.310.

(b) For vessels under the internal survey program, provide objective evidence of compliance with § 137.315.

(c) Provide objective evidence that the vessel has undergone a drydock and internal structural examination, including options permitted in § 137.320 or § 137.322.