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[CITE: 46USC3313]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part B--Inspection and Regulation of Vessels
 
                    CHAPTER 33--INSPECTION GENERALLY
 
Sec. 3313. Compliance with certificate of inspection

    (a) During the term of a vessel's certificate of inspection, the 
vessel must be in compliance with its conditions, unless relieved by a 
suspension or an exemption granted under section 3306(e) of this title.
    (b) When a vessel is not in compliance with its certificate or fails 
to meet a standard prescribed by this part or a regulation prescribed 
under this part--
        (1) the owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or 
    individual in charge shall be ordered in writing to correct the 
    noted deficiencies promptly;
        (2) the Secretary may permit any repairs to be made at a place 
    most convenient to the owner, charterer, or managing operator when 
    the Secretary decides the repairs can be made with safety to those 
    on board and the vessel;
        (3) the vessel may be required to cease operating at once; and
        (4) if necessary, the certificate shall be suspended or revoked.

    (c) The vessel's certificate of inspection shall be revoked if a 
condition unsafe to life that is ordered to be corrected under this 
section is not corrected at once.
    (d) The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or 
individual in charge of a vessel whose certificate has been suspended or 
revoked shall be given written notice immediately of the suspension or 
revocation. The owner or master may appeal to the Secretary the 
suspension or revocation within 30 days of receiving the notice, as 
provided by regulations prescribed by the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 515.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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3313..............................  46:390c
                                    46:391a(8)
                                    46:435
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    Section 3313 requires a vessel to be maintained in a condition so as 
to always be in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations. 
Here the master, owner, or other responsible party is required to 
maintain the vessel to inspection standards and to correct all 
deficiencies observed. When a vessel is not in compliance with its 
certificate the responsible parties shall be ordered in writing to 
correct the deficiencies promptly. The section provides flexibility as 
to when and where these deficiencies may be corrected consistent with 
the safety of the vessel and crew. The section provides authority to 
require the vessel to cease operating or, if necessary, to suspend or 
revoke its certificate of inspection when found not to be in compliance 
with its certificate or regulations. The owner or master, or other 
responsible party must be given written notice and may appeal this 
action within 30 days of receiving the notice.
