46 CFR § 31.15-1 - Officers and crews—TB/ALL.

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title: "46 CFR § 31.15-1 - Officers and crews—TB/ALL."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "31.15-1"
section_name: "Officers and crews—TB/ALL."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "TANK VESSELS"
part_number: "31"
part_name: "INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3205, 3306, 3307, 3703; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4. Section 31.10-21 also issued under the authority of Sect. 4109, Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 515."
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# 31.15-1 Officers and crews—TB/ALL.

The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI), that inspects the vessel enters on the Certificate of Inspection (COI) for each tank vessel the complement of officers and crew that are required by statute and regulation and that in the judgment of the OCMI are necessary for its safe operation. The OCMI may change the complement from time to time by endorsement to the COI for changes in conditions of employment.

[CGD 79-116, 60 FR 17155, Apr. 4, 1995]