46 CFR § 151.04-2 - Inspection required.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s151.04-2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 151.04-2 - Inspection required."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "151.04-2"
section_name: "Inspection required."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "O"
subchapter_name: "CERTAIN BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES"
part_number: "151"
part_name: "BARGES CARRYING BULK LIQUID HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CARGOES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 1903; 46 U.S.C. 3703; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 70-10, 35 FR 3714, Feb. 25, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "151"
---
# 151.04-2 Inspection required.
(a) Every unmanned tank barge subject to the regulations in this subchapter shall be inspected every five years. More frequent inspections may be required, if necessary, by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, to see that the hull, equipment and appliances of the vessel comply with the marine inspection laws, and the regulations of this subchapter and other subchapters where applicable.
(b) [Reserved]
[CGFR 70-10, 35 FR 3714, Feb. 25, 1970, as amended by USCG-2007-29018, 72 FR 53967, Sept. 21, 2007]