46 CFR § 8.555 - Disenrollment.

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title: "46 CFR § 8.555 - Disenrollment."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "8.555"
section_name: "Disenrollment."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC"
part_number: "8"
part_name: "VESSEL INSPECTION ALTERNATIVES"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 1903, 1904, 3803 and 3821; 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3306, 3316, 3703, and 70034; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1 and Aug. 8, 2011 Delegation of Authority, Anti-Fouling Systems."
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# 8.555 Disenrollment.

(a) *Voluntary disenrollment.* A company may request SIP disenrollment (which includes all of its vessels) or may request disenrollment of a specific vessel from the SIP by writing to the cognizant OCMI. The OCMI will then issue a letter disenrolling the vessel or company. Disenrolled vessels will be inspected in accordance with the requirements of 46 CFR part 2, subpart 2.01 of this chapter.

(b) *Company disenrollment.* The OCMI may issue a letter disenrolling the company if the company no longer has at least one enrolled vessel or if the company fails to continue to meet the eligibility requirements in § 8.515.

(c) *Vessel disenrollment.* The OCMI may issue a letter disenrolling a vessel if any one or more of the following occurs:

(1) The sale of the vessel.

(2) A finalized letter of warning or assessment of a civil penalty for—

(i) Operating outside the scope of the vessel's COI or Stability Letter;

(ii) Not reporting a personnel or material casualty required to be reported under 46 CFR part 4; or

(iii) A material deficiency listed in § 8.515(b)(3).