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[CITE: 46USC3309]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part B--Inspection and Regulation of Vessels
 
                    CHAPTER 33--INSPECTION GENERALLY
 
Sec. 3309. Certificate of inspection

    (a) When an inspection under section 3307 of this title has been 
made and a vessel has been found to be in compliance with the 
requirements of law and regulations, a certificate of inspection, in a 
form prescribed by the Secretary, shall be issued to the vessel.
    (b) The Secretary may issue a temporary certificate of inspection in 
place of a regular certificate of inspection issued under subsection (a) 
of this section.
    (c) At least 30 days before the current certificate of inspection 
issued to a vessel under subsection (a) of this section expires, the 
owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in 
charge of the vessel shall submit to the Secretary in writing a notice 
that the vessel--
        (1) will be required to be inspected; or
        (2) will not be operated so as to require an inspection.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 515; Pub. L. 98-498, title II, 
Sec. 211(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2303; Pub. L. 104-324, title VI, 
Sec. 606, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3931.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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3309..............................  46:390c
                                    46:391a(8)
                                    46:395(d)
                                    46:399
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    Section 3309 provides for the issuance of a certificate of 
inspection that attests to the fact that the vessel has been found to be 
in compliance with the applicable maritime safety laws and regulations. 
Under this provision the Coast Guard can issue a temporary certificate 
of inspection upon compliance with the applicable laws or regulations to 
facilitate the preparation, processing, and forwarding of the regular 
certificate of inspection to the vessel. A temporary certificate does 
not imply less than satisfactory compliance.


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-324 struck out ``(but not more than 
60 days)'' after ``30 days'' in introductory provisions.
    1984--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98-498 added subsec. (c).


                    Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 98-498 effective 180 days after Oct. 19, 1984, 
see section 214 of Pub. L. 98-498, set out as an Effective Date note 
under section 2306 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 3311, 3312, 3318 of this 
title.
