46 CFR § 69.179 - Certification of markings.

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title: "46 CFR § 69.179 - Certification of markings."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "69.179"
section_name: "Certification of markings."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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subchapter_name: "DOCUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS"
part_number: "69"
part_name: "MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS"
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# 69.179 Certification of markings.

(a) Before a certificate of measurement is issued for a vessel requiring a tonnage mark, a certification by a measurement organization under § 69.15 that all markings meet the requirements of this subpart is required.

(b) The Coast Guard, at any time, may verify markings under this subpart.