46 CFR § 153.902 - Expiration and invalidation of the Certificate of Compliance.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s153.902"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 153.902 - Expiration and invalidation of the Certificate of Compliance."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "153.902"
section_name: "Expiration and invalidation of the Certificate of Compliance."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "O"
subchapter_name: "CERTAIN BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES"
part_number: "153"
part_name: "SHIPS CARRYING BULK LIQUID, LIQUEFIED GAS, OR COMPRESSED GAS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 3703; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Section 153.40 issued under 49 U.S.C. 5103. Sections 153.470 through 153.491, 153.1100 through 153.1132, and 153.1600 through 153.1608 also issued under 33 U.S.C. 1903 (b)."
regulatory_source: "CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49027, Sept. 26, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "153"
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# 153.902 Expiration and invalidation of the Certificate of Compliance.
(a) The Certificate of Compliance shows its expiration date.
(b) The endorsement of a Certificate of Compliance under this part is invalid if the vessel does not have a valid IMO Certificate of Fitness.
(c) The endorsement on a Certificate of Compliance invalidated under paragraph (b) of this section, becomes valid again once the ship has the IMO Certificate of Fitness revalidated or reissued.
See § 153.809 for procedures for having a Certificate of Compliance reissued.
[CGD 81-101, 52 FR 7784, Mar. 12, 1987; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50465, Sept. 29, 1995; 60 FR 54106, Oct. 19, 1995; CGD 95-027, 61 FR 26009, May 23, 1996]