Collapse to view only § 138.115 - Compliance.

§ 138.100 - Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to prescribe requirements for owners or managing operators of towing vessels who adopt a Towing Safety Management System (TSMS) under this subchapter.

§ 138.115 - Compliance.

Owners or managing operators selecting the TSMS option must obtain a TSMS certificate issued under § 138.305 at least 6 months before obtaining a Certificate of Inspection (COI) for any of their vessels covered by the TSMS certificate.